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I was just thinking, 3 A Levels gets you a decent foot in the door at most jobs yet a lot of people tend to take on University on a 3/4 year path.

I was just wondering if you took the job now - would you be in a better position both career and financialy wise because most companies will spot talent and especially banks which makes your route up the company ladder easier, would a graduate really have an advantage when applying for a job against someone whos had 3 years in the company

Reply 1

Staker

9

If you can secure a high level job similar to a graduate job then go for it, but degrees are normally used to gain the higher level jobs in the first place.

Reply 2

Workforce

OP

9

Yeah but in 4 years and £15k debt down the line, how far are you really ahead of someone in their early 20s whos spent 4 years growing a career within a business? I might go as far to say you would be on the same level.

Reply 3

SamCrossMan

Workforce

I was just thinking, 3 A Levels gets you a decent foot in the door at most jobs

This is not the case, unless you are going for a fairly mediocre job.

Edit: Although the big four auditing firms sometimes offer paid internships that constitute a few years paid training/on the job training, which would be a nice route to go down as an alternative to university.

Reply 4

xxxchrisxxx

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Most decent jobs now ask for a degree as a basic requirement, even if you don't need one to do them. But per your question, for a job that does not require specialist knowledge (not that someone with only an ug degree would have it), A levels + 3 years of relevant experience in the company vs. an inexperienced graduate, I'd be inclined to say you have a leg up.

Reply 5

River85

17

Workforce

I was just thinking, 3 A Levels gets you a decent foot in the door at most jobs yet a lot of people tend to take on University on a 3/4 year path.

I was just wondering if you took the job now - would you be in a better position both career and financialy wise because most companies will spot talent and especially banks which makes your route up the company ladder easier, would a graduate really have an advantage when applying for a job against someone whos had 3 years in the company

From your previous posts and threads about "mickey mouse degrees" and music in particular being useless. Admirable knowledge considering you haven't started university yet, I would've thought you'd have all the answers when it comes to graduate employment.

Being no expert myself I'd say there's no easy answer to this. Depends entirely on the size of the company, position you're applying for, career area....

There are a number of schemes open to those with A-levels. In things like retail management and journalism. I know people who didn't go to university and one in particular found a job as a trainee manager for a department store. She was able to work her way up and was earning 40k by the age of 20. Graduate schemes like Aldi usually have 40k starting salaries so not bad.

She's taken time out now to do a professional degree and that's always an option.

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