No degree,No luck!
I am currently in sales and doing well with my current employer. However, I am looking for more stability for my family. I have 7+ years of sales experience and I definitely qualify for MOST positions I apply for...minus the four year degree. I have around 62 credit hours and I am still pursuing my BS in Business Management. I am trying to get into an office based position that pays around $40k ( my current average salary ) and would provide some possibility for future advancement....any ideas on what to emphasize to make up for the current lack of degree? Any ideas on specifically what different types of positions sales experience would be relatively useful in or sought after? PLEASE HELP...
Frankly, until you have the degree, you probably won't get past the first screening. You can list on your resume that you're working on it by writing:
Education:
Acme College BS in Business Management anticipated graduation date 2010
If that doesn't help, that's all there is. If they really require the degree, you can't pass go until you get it. If they don't care so much, they'll at least interview you and you can sell to them why you're great for the job.
Tess
That really depends. If you have a choice, I'd go with an accelerated program run by a reputable brick and mortar school. If you go with University of Phoenix or something similar you're going to spend a lot of time and energy defending your degree to those that don't think it is good enough. That's not what you're getting one for! You getting one to make the question of a degree go away, not open new questions. MANY brick and mortar schools have these programs now.
Tess
I know that may tick off some U of Phoe grads, but that is reality. The only time I ever hear anything positibe about the U of Phoe it comes from one of their customers...I mean students. You never hear managers, directors, CEOs, VPs, or HR mention them in a positive light.