I am sorry. I get very angry when I read that people think having a college degree is end all - and yes as a bit of background, I do have a degree. I ran large departments of major corporations and I have had my own business for over 30 years, not a fly by night one either. You might ask why I'm even at target..it's a long story and if you are really interested, pm me, though its not a very interesting story, sad, but not interesting.
Anyway, yes a college degree is great to have and i urge everyone to get as much education as they can possibly get, but down the road - you will see as you age - that a degree doesn't mean a damn thing and experience is what gets you through life.
College degree snobbery, is just that. If anything, target job offers should specify - a degree in this or a degree in that, not just say you need a degree.. That sounds stupid, and having a degree doesn't automatically make you smart...if they want someone qualified or someone who could potentially go on to bigger, better corporate positions and if they truly want qualified people, they need better presentation.
Maybe a required GPA of 3.6 in a field of business management or something like that.
BUT life experience without any degree would be just as good in those positions.. Just because they put the word executive in it, doesn't mean anything. All you are is an assistant manager of a big box. In some circles, the position would be laughed at.
If it were my company, I wouldn't want half the babies they pick ripe out of college running my operations or my staff. To inexperienced. I would take someone experienced who knows the nitty gritty over any new to the world kid.
Oh and would you hire Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, Henry Ford, Ray Kroc, Debbi Fields, Ingvar Kamprad, Bill Cosby, Madame C. J. Walker, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Milton Hershey, or Walt Disney? They are all high school drop outs. Very rich ones at that who started a d ran major corps..Or better yet, would they ever hire you? Not you, you, but you in general.
@Barcode - how are you being punished? If the person has better qualifications and doesn't have that framed piece of paper then what is the difference?