 What a Waste!
I totally agree that college is a waste of time. I got my current position on the back of being enrolled in a course. I've been there so many years on and off, and don't really feel i'm better for it (except I'll soon get a piece of paper that will make getting a better job easier). As an example, I had to defer one of my exams from first semester last year, and at that point I was sitting at a C grade. With no studying except for a quick glance over the slideshows shortly before the exam, I managed to haul up to an A grade. How? All the stuff i'd learnt as part of my admin/office based job was in my HR exam! I also found the same with some MS Office suite subjects I studied - I needed to use the advanced features in my job, so by the time my exams came around, I bitzed them. Spend $14,000 (AUD) on a diploma, or get paid $40,000/yr + doing HR Admin for a government department? Know what I'd choose. Either way, I've now got the skills for a career in HR.
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