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I have a Bachelor's degree and a graduate certificate in my field. I keep hearing from people that what is keeping me from finding a job is that I don't have a Master's. However, I have plenty of experience in the field.
What do you think?
Is the Master's the new Bachelor's? Or is there a chance for me?
(My field is higher education - student services).
I'm a Vice President in global commercial banking, so I can only use my experience in this field, but I would say that a Masters is a major way to set yourself apart from the general crowd, in many instances.
As a hiring manager (hiring junior executive managers that report to me), I tend to wait until I find the right candidate - and they, the majority of the time, also have a Masters/MBA.
But, again, that's in the business world, so I can't speak personally in regards to education. I would think that education-related gigs would require a Masters.
I have a Bachelor's degree and a graduate certificate in my field. I keep hearing from people that what is keeping me from finding a job is that I don't have a Master's. However, I have plenty of experience in the field.
What do you think?
Is the Master's the new Bachelor's? Or is there a chance for me?
(My field is higher education - student services).
Thanks!
Totally depends on the field.
In some fields, it's fairly necessary. In other fields, it provides almost no advantage over the bachelors save that you have it on your resume and someone else doesn't. Though the latter is an advantage I would definitely like to have, I'm not sure if it is worth dropping $50K on.
I see that your field is Education, so I would say yes, it would be quite helpful.
Is the Master's the new Bachelor's? Or is there a chance for me?
For some fields, a Master's has traditionally been a requirement. However, in today's employment market, the Master's seems to be the new Bachelor's. Shoot. The Bachelor's seems to be the new high school diploma, lately.
Some want Masters. Some will take a Bachelors plus experience.
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