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(02-16-2015 05:07 AM)JamesW95 Wrote:  

Thanks for the advice. My reason for dropping out is that my course was not what I believed it to be. It was an international business degree and I found my self learning about feminism and it's impacts on business (all positive obviously). It felt like I wasn't actually learning about business.

Don't talk about feminism (or politics generally) in your interview.

"Why did you drop out of Uni?" is a great question to receive, because you can spin it to talk about your personal values.

If somebody asked me why I dropped out, for instance, I'd say something like:

• I felt as though I'd prefer to learn professionally instead of academically
• I prefer to learn from superiors with experience as opposed to peers
• I am really passionate about the mechanics of business, as opposed to the theories surrounding it, which is what my course was like.
  

That's just a list off the top of my head. What's important in any interview is that you talk about everything in terms of your own personal goals. Keep everything positive. For instance, you might think university is a waste of time - don't say that. Say that you're eager to get on in the professional environment.

In short, keep everything positive and everything should be about how your personal development is going to embody all the attributes they need in an employee.