10: Getting A Degree Through His Employer For A Career Switch

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If your company offers tuition assistance to pursue a degree you can start making your career switch NOW while you re at your current job This is what Weavy Garcia did when he decided to diversify from IT Getting his MBA through his employer was an opportunity to learn about business get his master s and switch into sales a more lucrative option for him In this episode Weavy tells us what it was like to work full-time during the day and take classes at night and even on the weekend to earn his degree Spoiler alert it was tough but it was worth it for his career switch His MBA along with his IT experience have helped him secure his future by always being employable whether in IT sales or both He now has the flexibility and diversification he was looking for He also shares how he had to move on from his employer after he got his MBA in order to grow and how networking was key in making his career switch Weavy s podcast The Uncanny CoconutsWeavy s drone business FlyTechGuy Drone ServicesResources 10 Best Master s Degrees for Career Changers https www indeed com career-advice finding-a-job best-masters-degrees-for-career-change These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs https fortune com education business articles 2021 07 15 these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba 50 Companies with Amazing Tuition Reimbursement Programs https myscholly com 50-companies-with-amazing-tuition-reimbursement-programs 25 Companies with Tuition Reimbursement Programs https getschooled com article 5206-companies-with-great-tuition-reimbursement-programs How to Use and Ask For Employer Tuition Reimbursement Benefits https extension harvard edu blog how-to-use-and-ask-for-employer-tuition-reimbursement-benefits Music credit TimMoor from Pixabay Podcast info What apos s your career switch What do you think about this episode and the show Tell us at careerswitchpod com Follow us on Instagram Twitter Facebook and LinkedIn