Why are people obtaining decent jobs without education.

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Can someone tell me the secret to this? I'm in school and doing good, but I don't like school.

Social skills....that's true for pretty much all opportunity.

Most jobs DO NOT really need the skills they advertise up-front. They would like them in a prospective applicant, but the employer (most, at least) can and do readily ignore those "prerequisites" when they find someone they want to work with.

Woman with a nice rack, good figure, sunny disposition and nice face can be a sales rep even if she's never done anything close to that. They know her looks and personality will go farther than skills will, and they can teach her the skills...but normally they want someone experienced just to be considered for the job.

They start at the bottom and work their way up... you should have your school diplomas though.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was family connections. Seriously, I see and hear about so many people getting easy jobs or "well, let's give them a shot" jobs just because some cousin is already working there. That seems like the easiest way to get a job.

Unless you're working in something technical, you actually need skills to do those jobs.

Many jobs are personality types, not educational types (which is yet another reason why the educational system is whacked, but that's another story for another day).

That being said, there's numerous reasons why. One, of course is connections. Another, of course, is the aforementioned personality. It doesn't take an MBA to sell a product, it takes a person who is likable, and can properly advertise to a customer. My twin sister majored in English and has done very well in her sales roles. A friend of mine, on the other hand, majored in Marketing and has struggled (though he's also latched onto crappy companies).

Nepotism.

Although the preferred 21st century term is "networking".

I agree with everything that has been said.

-nepotism/family connections
-favoritism
-looks (especially with women)
-social skills (they can see this easily in an interview)

this is the bulk of it.

Jobs that require degrees are the same too for the most part.

Because if 10% of the population is unemployed, and about 40% of people have degrees, then where are all the rest of the jobs going? Half the jobs are held by people without degrees. Of course, over half the nation works for minimum wage or a unlivable wage.

The characteristics that are listed for a potential job applicant are like the unrealistic traits many people have for the perfect guy or the perfect girl. How often are they really going to find someone like that? A job interview is about telling the employer what he/she wants to hear. Kind of like a date, or running for President. That part requires no degree.