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Reading more widely in business - more so business related newspapers than business books (the latter being more helpful than the degree in practice, but won't help you in the degree much)
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Join a club and try to be more involved in the management side of things
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Start a side business, if it's something you are really capable of doing and really want to do
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Do credible business courses that the university recognises (I can't particularly think of any other than the standard professional qualifications in accounting, marketing, quality control, project management, and HR) - do not go above the equivalent of NVQ Level 3 if you intend to do a bachelor's degree, or NVQ Level 6 if it's a master's (you would otherwise have difficulty getting the funding, or at least until 2025 when they say the ELQ policy stops)
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Reading more widely in business - more so business related newspapers than business books (the latter being more helpful than the degree in practice, but won't help you in the degree much)
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Join a club and try to be more involved in the management side of things
•
Start a side business, if it's something you are really capable of doing and really want to do
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Do credible business courses that the university recognises (I can't particularly think of any other than the standard professional qualifications in accounting, marketing, quality control, project management, and HR) - do not go above the equivalent of NVQ Level 3 if you intend to do a bachelor's degree, or NVQ Level 6 if it's a master's (you would otherwise have difficulty getting the funding, or at least until 2025 when they say the ELQ policy stops)
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I have yet to find a role anywhere in the country (or the world) where they specifically and legally require a degree in management or business. Where they do, it's usually for academic purposes and posts e.g. teaching business, academic research in business.
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If you want a job in management, your degree often doesn't matter (they don't even look at your subject). Your relevant experience in a management role would.
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If you want qualifications that would show that you're suitable for business related roles, you're better off with professional qualifications for the specific role in business, which contain more practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge (as opposed to a business degree)
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If you want a role in business, often you can go into it with no prior qualifications. You do need to showcase that you can do the job.
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If you want to learn how to start a business, you don't need a qualification to start one. You do need business knowledge, and often you can get that through a selection of many business courses that you can take outside of uni
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Business related degrees are often rehashes of material in A Level Business Studies, with an academic slant
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Business degrees often teach you things from the ground up, meaning you don't need any prior in depth knowledge to do them
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Unless you work in a highly regulated sector and in a role where they require you need to do a specific degree (e.g. medicine, nursing, dentistry, etc.), you don't need a degree for the job (or at least start the job).
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Whilst there are some careers where it's beneficial to have a degree to aid progression and promotion, none of them are really in business. Careers that do include those in engineering, architecture, project management. However, a lot of these do require relevant experience alongside the qualification.
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If the degree is of value to employers, it's usually more to do with who you're networking with as opposed which degree you're doing i.e. it's more about the uni than which degree you're doing it at. In which case, it means that you could have done a degree in any subject and got the same "value".
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A lot of the knowledge in business degrees is academic and theoretical. If you apply the same knowledge in practice, you will quickly find out that about half of it doesn't work very well.
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A lot of the business courses taught outside of uni on the other hand teach material that is more relevant and up to date with current market conditions than that in business degrees where a lot of the material is outdated.
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In terms business courses outside of uni vs those in uni, most courses outside of uni are cheaper (tens of thousands vs a few thousands/hundred), shorter (at least 3 years vs a year/few months), more comprehensive, more practical, and work better
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Business degrees often don't teach you a host of other specific skills that you would need to start a business e.g. selling, networking, people skills, decision making
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Business degrees alone doesn't give you enough information or a replicable environment to practice the skills you need in order to thrive in a business environment i.e. a business degree alone won't prepare you for the business environment
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You can sometimes get more value and better experience learning from a business mentor than through a business degree. If I have the choice of getting tutelage from big name entrepreneurs (e.g. Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, etc.) or get a business degree, I would always get the tutelage. Even if the entrepreneur is not a big name and is a local businessperson who is reasonable successful (depending on your definition), I would still prefer the tutelage over the degree.
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Most lecturers in business aren't entrepreneurs or successful businesspeople themselves
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I have yet to find a role anywhere in the country (or the world) where they specifically and legally require a degree in management or business. Where they do, it's usually for academic purposes and posts e.g. teaching business, academic research in business.
•
If you want a job in management, your degree often doesn't matter (they don't even look at your subject). Your relevant experience in a management role would.
•
If you want qualifications that would show that you're suitable for business related roles, you're better off with professional qualifications for the specific role in business, which contain more practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge (as opposed to a business degree)
•
If you want a role in business, often you can go into it with no prior qualifications. You do need to showcase that you can do the job.
•
If you want to learn how to start a business, you don't need a qualification to start one. You do need business knowledge, and often you can get that through a selection of many business courses that you can take outside of uni
•
Business related degrees are often rehashes of material in A Level Business Studies, with an academic slant
•
Business degrees often teach you things from the ground up, meaning you don't need any prior in depth knowledge to do them
•
Unless you work in a highly regulated sector and in a role where they require you need to do a specific degree (e.g. medicine, nursing, dentistry, etc.), you don't need a degree for the job (or at least start the job).
•
Whilst there are some careers where it's beneficial to have a degree to aid progression and promotion, none of them are really in business. Careers that do include those in engineering, architecture, project management. However, a lot of these do require relevant experience alongside the qualification.
•
If the degree is of value to employers, it's usually more to do with who you're networking with as opposed which degree you're doing i.e. it's more about the uni than which degree you're doing it at. In which case, it means that you could have done a degree in any subject and got the same "value".
•
A lot of the knowledge in business degrees is academic and theoretical. If you apply the same knowledge in practice, you will quickly find out that about half of it doesn't work very well.
•
A lot of the business courses taught outside of uni on the other hand teach material that is more relevant and up to date with current market conditions than that in business degrees where a lot of the material is outdated.
•
In terms business courses outside of uni vs those in uni, most courses outside of uni are cheaper (tens of thousands vs a few thousands/hundred), shorter (at least 3 years vs a year/few months), more comprehensive, more practical, and work better
•
Business degrees often don't teach you a host of other specific skills that you would need to start a business e.g. selling, networking, people skills, decision making
•
Business degrees alone doesn't give you enough information or a replicable environment to practice the skills you need in order to thrive in a business environment i.e. a business degree alone won't prepare you for the business environment
•
You can sometimes get more value and better experience learning from a business mentor than through a business degree. If I have the choice of getting tutelage from big name entrepreneurs (e.g. Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Bill Gates, etc.) or get a business degree, I would always get the tutelage. Even if the entrepreneur is not a big name and is a local businessperson who is reasonable successful (depending on your definition), I would still prefer the tutelage over the degree.
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Most lecturers in business aren't entrepreneurs or successful businesspeople themselves
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