Boylerz

Hi folks,

For any people who are working in the states without a degree..... Was it tougher to find a job? Ive always heard that a degree is nearly always a must?? Ive a 2 year diploma in Manufacturing Eng (doing an IT diploma through OU at present but wont have that till 2007) and nearly 7 years industry experience. Im 26 yrs old. Im hoping to get married to my American girlfriend maybe at the end of next year and move to USA. She of course has about 10 degrees!!!

Any help or ideas would be great!!

Boylerz.

Elvira

Would that be ten degrees away from Kevin...

Oh never mind...

anotherlimey

I would say a degree is a must when job searching "blindly", i.e. sending your resume to perspective employers.

In I.T. - in the US - it's certainly who you know rather than what you know which is most important, unless you want to work at Google.

I don't think where your degree is from will really affect job seeking unless you've got a degree from a well known university.

User Name

Why not apply to work for the US Post Office (which I believe only requires a GC). Check with Lairdside - she has 10 degrees (figure of speech) and got a job with the USPS. They have great benefits and are a nationwide employer. (Lairdside hardly logs on now, but I guess you could send her a message via email, goto her profile and select "send a message via email"). There's probably a simple exam/test and you will probably have to prove that you have the equivalent of a high school diploma/leaving certificate.

Ray

USPS......

Employees must be a United States citizen, a lawful permanent resident alien (i.e., possession of a “green card”), a citizen of American Samoa or any other territory owing permanent allegiance to the United States. Individuals solely granted asylum status, refugee status or conditional permanent resident status are not eligible for Postal Service employment.

NC Penguin

For Americans and those already resident in the US, it is expected that anyone who wants a white collar job will have to have a bachelors degree at a minimum. Therefore, as a foreigner who will move to the US, you'll be at a distinct disadvantage (since you don't have an American education nor any US work experience).

A two year diploma of any sort may be considered equivalent to a US associate degree which is probably not worth much.

If your seven years employment history is outstanding, particularly in demand, or in a niche industry (i.e. there's few out there with those skills/experience), it may be worth considering "going back to school", i.e. getting an American degree, perhaps a vocational one relating to your employment background.


NC Penguin

Ray

You won't be moving here until the marriage bit is sorted...

Rushman

I can, for a very modest fee, furnish anyone with certification for a degree of their chosing from a very reputable UK university.

Ray

Yes... But you can't marry people in the state of Florida ....
and I can dish out knighthoods ... and I think Mr Rushman ought to be a Baron ..

User Name

There are a couple of nominal universities, which are very well known:

University of Hard Knocks
University of the Ivory Tower

Rompers

Has he loaned you money?

Ray

No..but he thinks he is a Von Hardy ...

Rushman

No, I prefer to tall skinny English one

Elvira

Speak English FFS! Do you mean:

I prefer TWO tall skinny English ones

Or

I prefer to **** tall skinny English ones

Or

I prefer ELVIRA to tall skinny English ones

Rushman

Learn to spell your own name FFS (That was a bloody quick edit..must got it just as I was typing this)

I spelled out "to" instead of "the" because I was under the influence of a 30 second commercial on TV playing Opera. Hard to type with your fingers in your ears.