Business
Apprenticeships are not new. Plumbers, electricians, artists, and craft trades have been training up the next generation through apprenticeships for decades. Family-run businesses follow much this same model as they groom their children to take on leadership in the business. Even looking back into history books will show you that the apprentice model was followed as a way to raise up future employees. It’s the ideal way to learn on the job, develop the training and insights you need to thrive through hands-on work, mentorship, and practical training. It’s the most robust model of acquiring a trade (skillset). If all the other criteria were the same, I would hire the person who has the proven training and skills from working on the job vs. someone just graduating with a degree in hand. This is the whole premise as to why I created Marketing Launch Society - to empower marketing students to get more experience and training so they can powerfully compete in the marketplace. For more info on Marketing Launch Society visit: http://marketinglaunchsociety.com/ Note: Before recording this podcast, I wrote about this topic as an article that is published on LinkedIn. If you want to read the article or share with others, here is the link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apprenticeship-classic-effective-way-launch-your-career-edwards/