Employment is one of the better known aspects of a person’s success in this world. While a person’s level of employment may indeed be tied to how well educated they are, this is nowhere near the only measure of one’s educational attainment. While a degree is a lovely piece of paper, there are other aspects to one’s education that cannot so easily be measured. For many people, education comes down to a more practical set of skills.
To start with, one doesn’t just get grades in school. They build up a network of people who may one day be able to help them out. While a social network may conjure up images of getting on Facebook or something of the like, it can be a lot more useful to simply have a few friends in hiring places. While just getting a job or finding a place to ply your trade may be one useful component to having a solid social network, these are far from its only capabilities. Another great way to use your school-gained knowledge to become employed is to get help with “soft” skills.
For one thing, there are a lot of social rules that one has to very subtly pick up. They aren’t detailed in books, and they aren’t very obvious in a lot of cases. While having someone in your school network may inform you that someone in your class is a great resume writer, it may also inform you that someone you know is so good at acting they can help you with your body language in an interview. The only way to know your network’s power is to ask.