You have probably heard the phrase “study to be somebody in life” many times, but the truth is that studying and earning your undergraduate degree will put you in a privileged position in the job market.
With a degree, you develop competencies and skills that experience alone will not give you. That is why higher education prepares you for the job market: it trains you and makes you put everything you learned into practice.
But are you still not convinced that an undergraduate degree is really good for your future and will guarantee you a good job? Then keep reading this article!
Undergraduate degree: the benefits in the job market
The quick courses sold on social media can be tempting, especially when they are followed by bank statements and the returns that supposed students achieved. But the truth is not quite like that.
Unlike those courses, with an undergraduate degree you have more stability in the job market: you have a diploma, experience and knowledge in the field.
In addition, there are benefits that only a degree will give you: working with what you like and earning a good salary.
Before starting higher education, you can choose what you have the most affinity with, match it with your skills, and find a program that best fits those attributes. And, besides working at something you like, you will have a financial return.
If your focus is a good salary, it is important to look for the professions that are trending and the best paid, but we always recommend choosing careers that are essential in any company and that will allow you to grow professionally, including increasing your salary.
And those professions are: management and administration. Simply because any self-respecting company needs good managers and administrators at the helm. And one of them could be you!
Because these are senior positions, often even positions of trust, managers and administrators are well paid! According to Guia da Carreira (Career Guide), a manager can earn from R$3,400 to R$7,000. And the administrator’s salary is just as interesting.
Those who earn a degree in administration and pursue the career can earn even more than R$17,000, depending on the position they hold.
How to choose your undergraduate degree
Even though your skills and experiences are important, the educational institution you attend also carries weight on your résumé!
That is why it is necessary to choose a good college for your degree. Analyze the quality of teaching, the faculty, and the program’s and the institution’s scores with the MEC (Brazil’s Ministry of Education).
Another important point is to know the program’s curriculum. Look for those that bring innovation, that work on the skills most sought after in the job market, and that will offer you the best experience within your field.
Invest in updating your skills
Yes, an undergraduate degree is very important. But if you want more and more recognition and a salary that keeps up with your performance, it is essential that you keep studying and updating yourself for the job market.
In professions such as managers and administrators, which have a broad field of work, in addition to updated courses and news about management, administration and tools to do your job better, it is worth investing in updates and innovations within the field you work in.
For example, if you are an administrator in the healthcare sector, do not study only what is important for the administration you perform. The job market looks for visionary professionals. So, the more knowledge you have about your field, the more you can stand out.
Other skills to stand out in the job market
An undergraduate degree is essential for standing out in the job market. But beyond your professional training, did you know that recruiters also keep an eye on other attributes?
These skills are known as hard and soft skills. And the best part is that you can develop them! Many degree programs include the development of these attributes in their methodologies!
You can also research the main and most desired skills that a professional in your field should have and try to develop them, through study and by applying them in your work.
So, are you convinced that an undergraduate degree is really important for the job market? Which points caught your attention the most? And of course, tell us here too if you are going to start your degree and which program you chose!
