While there are cultural forces at work pushing kids to college, you'll never free yourself from them until companies loosen educational requirements in job listings. And you cannot accomplish this with New York Times think-pieces.
Remember how thought leaders in the technology industry pontificated about how the resume would be obsolete once GitHub repositories and LinkedIn profiles became widespread - which they have - and yet to date the vast majority of technology hiring is done with a resume?
You're going to need a change in corporate cultural. And I should stress: corporate culture is a global affair; you cannot simply change the thinking of the typical American and assume that will immediately be reflected by a multinational corporation. Companies deeply value education, and will continue to do so, even if elite wordsmiths decide it's not that important.
I do not hold a college degree and my family carries no college debt, and when reviewing resumes I put very little weight on education, but I recognize I'm an anomaly in this industry.
Remember how thought leaders in the technology industry pontificated about how the resume would be obsolete once GitHub repositories and LinkedIn profiles became widespread - which they have - and yet to date the vast majority of technology hiring is done with a resume?
You're going to need a change in corporate cultural. And I should stress: corporate culture is a global affair; you cannot simply change the thinking of the typical American and assume that will immediately be reflected by a multinational corporation. Companies deeply value education, and will continue to do so, even if elite wordsmiths decide it's not that important.
I do not hold a college degree and my family carries no college debt, and when reviewing resumes I put very little weight on education, but I recognize I'm an anomaly in this industry.