Hey guys I need your opinion.
My friend had a degree. He's currently unemployed, and wishes to work with either 7-11 or KFC/Mc Donalds at retail/grunt position. He refuses to try managerial position because he prefer not to take substantial responsibilities for the time being.
He asked me whether he should present his degree at the interview. I told him no because there's some stories among my clients that they would avoid showing their degree/master when applying for menial/low position jobs, because the middle-management guys would not prefer someone 'smarter' than them to come aboard the ship, or acting smart. They would prefer silent slave-worker. So showing them high-school diploma should be enough.
I don't have proper experience with such jobs because during my teenage years, a connection offered me such jobs directly.
What is your opinion regarding this? Should he bring along his degree for the interview?
If he's not applying for manager or it's really unrelated then he should probably leave off the degree on his resume if it's anything above an associate's.
Employers discriminate against it freely and there's nothing you can do because it's impossible to prove.
The problem is that he's not exactly a fresh graduate. After graduating, he took another degree that he likes (?marine biology). Currently he's 27-28?
The employer will bound to ask him what is he doing after he graduate from high school.
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51970242]The problem is that he's not exactly a fresh graduate. After graduating, he took another degree that he likes (?marine biology). Currently he's 27-28?
The employer will bound to ask him what is he doing after he graduate from high school.[/QUOTE]
Has he had any jobs in between high school and now?
[QUOTE=Riller;51970426]Has he had any jobs in between high school and now?[/QUOTE]
He mentioned sort of helping his uncle in USA or something for a short time while travelling around the country there, but I think no 'official' jobs
After his 1st graduation, he did became an intern for 2/3 weeks, then quit.
A piece of laminated paper that reads "I tend to plan ahead"
Then when they ask what his strengths are he can just whip it out.
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