Teaching The Big Boys To Think Small
Schools are more and more focused on preparing students for a future where they will be asked to complete tasks that increasingly require technical dexterity, such as creating webpages, designing websites and even CEO positions. The problem is that many of these skills can be learned on the job, especially if one is willing to learn by experimentation. For example, when it comes to learning how to create pages online there are a lot of free tutorials out there that show you exactly how do this through coding languages like HTML or CSS. In all honesty though both beginners
and professionals alike should start their own businesses before looking for jobs because without fail it's almost guaranteed that hiring companies want employees who have experience not those about to set up their first business. The reason for this is that employers want to see models of what you can do and if you're still an amateur it's tough to get a job in the first place even if you have every skill set that they are looking for.
Thanks to an excellent article by John Dvorak posted on PC Magazine, we now know for a fact that this trend of hiring those with experience and not fresh graduates from online classes is gaining popularity among Silicon Valley executives. These men and women want people who have real world experience doing things the hard way and not the easy way, which means having their hands dirty getting things done without the aid of a program or how-to guide. They want people who can think outside the box because they know that this is exactly what it takes to start a business from scratch and grow it into a multi-million dollar corporation.
There are a lot of talented individuals out there who are starting their own businesses and growing them into massive corporations without any formal training in business related matters. The thing is that having all of the tools in your arsenal doesn't mean anything if you don't have what it takes to take that first step, which means exerting yourself to get to the next level. For example, there are plenty of great programmers in the world but if you want them to work for you then you have to pay them and frankly most start-ups cannot afford to pay their employees. There are so many unknown factors that go into running a company and if your business is bottom line driven then it needs money, which means that there has to be a way of generating income without having to pay someone.
In the end though what Silicon Valley executives want above all else is an employee who can think outside the box and be resourceful when it comes to using the tools available. Any programmer worth his salt should know that any code written can always be tweaked or changed in order to get more function out of it. All the master coders in the world still have to learn something new every day and they will most certainly do this by reading code samples and learning from each other.
Why should we care about what these people think of us? Because in the end they define what is good and bad, which means that with time we could all be defined as simply an efficient producer to them. In turn this would lead to us having more opportunities as they get better at separating the wheat from the chaff or in other words who has what it takes to do what it takes . . .
About The Author: Steve Ellison currently lives in San Francisco and enjoys spending his free time exploring all that this beautiful city has to offer. Steve is always interested in learning new things and after much thought has decided that teaching is his true calling. Steve Ellison currently lives at http://www.greentreeacademy.com
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Conclusion
The point is that these large companies do not want small business, they want to take over. They would rather "buy" their competitors than to start up a business themselves by the sweat of their own brows and risk the possibility of failure. What this means is that small businesses will continue to die out and only the very wealthy will be left to have access to all of these wonderful services. This is obviously not a great situation for most people and it does not benefit society as a whole.
In any case, there are many ways for us little guys to overcome this problem but one in particular could make all the difference.