Nice work MAF junior & senior. Great result. Well done.
I think a university education has become a little saturated & also seems to be an expensive also less valuable thing these days. If it were a business decision I would look at it in a less favourable light for most as the rewards in the main don't warrant the cost in time & financial terms. It can work for some who take a subject that they continue a career in often many white collar jobs such as engineering, accounting, law etc. However I see more people doing generic or unrelated degrees then choose a different path for their career. Little point or value in that these days for me.
It used to be that a degree would display an individual has attained various levels of achievement in organisation skills, reading, writing, research and other valuable skills. This seems to be less the case now in my opinion so naturally has less value to an employer. As an employer I would certainly look at a non-graduate equally as favourably as a graduate. Possibly even more favourably on a non-graduate. Therefore the graduate benefit has reduced or diminished. We are only a small business though and large corporates probably will stipulate a degree as a minimum just to get an interview. However I do think this is wrong & very short sighted of these corporates
These large corporates could learn a great deal from some small businesses in the UK. Many small businesses owners are not that great but many are wiley old campaignors with a very strong/ broad skill set. They often conduct nothing short of miracles with the money & resources they have.
Ross can now use this first platform as a strong start to his career and I too would be very proud of the start he has made in often very difficult times. Certainly the right decision in my book.
Being an apprentice doesn't necessarily exclude getting a degree nowadays - possibly the best of both worlds.
