Stop Trying to Check All the (Wrong) Boxes
Interviews are broken
Box-checking never made sense, yet it’s still a big part of many interview processes.
A few weeks ago, I saw a job that really spoke to me and applied after a friend sent it my way.
I suspected the pay would be less than I wanted, but I applied anyway.
I got a phone interview last week with some girl from HR; Not a person who understood what I could do for the organization. Just a lady looking to check boxes.
Guess what?
I didn’t.
I didn’t make it past the phone call stage for the only job I applied for in years because I don’t have a bachelor’s degree and somehow, that’s a horrible thing.🤷♀️
I choose to drop out of school to raise money for my startup. I would argue that that makes me a much better candidate for a job where I would be helping startups for a living.
HR processes are long overdue for a change.
People take all sorts of paths to get places, I learned more about building by having a business than I would have by completing any school degree.
I do not regret quitting a single bit.
Degrees aren’t everything.
Please, Change your boxes.
