教育的重要性

你能为你的职业生涯做的最好的事情之一就是在你的作品集里加入教育内容。你需要的和应该追求的教育类型取决于你的职业生涯。也许你正准备从高中和大学毕业，这对你来说不是正确的道路，但你想追求技术领域的职业生涯。你应该试着找一个像YearUp这样的项目。YearUp是一个教授学生计算机的培训项目和工作技能。在完成6个月的课堂培训后，学生将被安排在公司实习6个月。学生们在电脑维护、帮助台和网页设计方面都很熟练。许多学生在学徒期结束后找到了工作，并发现自己正在进入一份专业工作的道路上。YearUp开始于波士顿，现在在普罗维登斯、纽约和华盛顿特区。也许你有兴趣上大学。很多公司和职位都要求大学学历，所以攻读本科学位肯定会给你带来优势。你需要主修计算机科学吗?答案取决于你对你的职业生涯有什么兴趣。如果你想找一份技术性更强的工作，比如应用程序开发人员、数据库管理员、安全或网络工程师，那么是的，你应该主修计算机科学或其他特定的IT专业。但是，在IT组织中也有许多其他工作需要分析技能、业务知识和优秀的组织技能。 A solid liberal arts degree will help you with these positions.Maybe you already have your college degree and are wondering if you should go for a masters degree. If you are interested in moving into management or becoming an expert in a particular facet of technology, a masters degree would be the smart thing to do. Having a masters degree will also give you an edge over others. Not only will it give you additional knowledge and experience, but it will also communicate to others that you have the drive to devote the time and energy into your professional development.I pursued my MBA from the Simmons School of Management ten years after I had received my Bachelors degree in psychology from Allegheny College. I wanted an MBA so I could learn about the various areas of business such as marketing, operations management and finance. I also wanted to learn about all of the things that would help me with managing others. I got all of this from Simmons plus so much more. When I look back on my career, I credit my Simmons experience as a major factor in helping me achieve what I have accomplished.Education doesn't always mean a formal program or degree. Hopefully you are in a job that provides opportunity for ongoing learning--conferences, on the job training, technical training courses. Even if your company doesn't provide these types of opportunities, find ways to keep learning on your own. Remember, you want to be the person that others see as someone who can learn to take on new and different things.