Look up CEOs on Linkedin, look at their history. Maybe shoot them some messages. Networking is necessary anyway.
My uncle, who runs a resort as CEO, started as a bellhop with no college and just climbed in rank (I'm glossing over because I don't know the entire story).
I'm pessimistic and feel like that progression is very, very rare today in larger companies with everyone trying to hold on to middle-class positions as they dry up (so says the news). Hard to advance when there's no room. You'd also likely hit a ceiling today without a degree instead of in the past.
At the same time, I make a grand $15/hr, so I can only glimpse what I've heard from him. Definitely dig and try to reach out.
My uncle, who runs a resort as CEO, started as a bellhop with no college and just climbed in rank (I'm glossing over because I don't know the entire story).
I'm pessimistic and feel like that progression is very, very rare today in larger companies with everyone trying to hold on to middle-class positions as they dry up (so says the news). Hard to advance when there's no room. You'd also likely hit a ceiling today without a degree instead of in the past.
At the same time, I make a grand $15/hr, so I can only glimpse what I've heard from him. Definitely dig and try to reach out.