Do we give the necessary importance to each factor or do we continue to prioritize only academic background?
Steve Jobs dropped out of school six months after he started college. With twenty-six years he already was millionaire thanks to the launching of a computer that could be managed by a user without knowledge in computer science.
Bill Gates founded Microsoft while conducting his studies at the university. Due to the success of the company, he had to leave the university to devote himself completely to this project.
Amancio Ortega began at the age of fourteen to work in a clothing shop in La Coruña. Later, he started a company dedicated to produce bathrobes. In 1975 he launches Zara's first clothing store in La Coruña and in 1985 he creates the successful Inditex group.
Mark Zuckerberg left Harvard a year after creating Facebook without completing his university studies.
What do these different people have in common?
All of them have been self-taught, constant, committed and have worked to achieve their goal.
Some, like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, have provided solutions to the technological needs of the moment, making all of them evolve with them and their projects.
Others, as Mark Zuckerberg changed the way we relate to each other, starting the famous social networks.
Amancio Ortega, for his part, is the clear example of someone who "starts from the bottom" and little by little acquires the necessary knowledge through experience. Maybe this is the key to your success.
Therefore, we must remember that people are not only the titles that accompany him. A master or a university degree does not always indicate the value of a candidate. Perseverance, learning ability, commitment and many other competencies must be an essential requirement when it comes to incorporating talent into the company. In the same way that training is.
It is becoming increasingly common for large companies to launch talent attraction programs for people without university education, a professional without the necessary skills and personal values will not achieve the success you expect even if he has a solid academic background.
