Overwhelmed with grief, he decided to drop out of high school since being at school, that he attended with his best friend, made it much harder. Confident in his ability to learn and improve, he opted not to go to college. Listen in as he discusses his high school experience, early career progression, and the valuable skills he learned as a barista. Eden also talks about lessons from various roles including his time at Starbucks and Apple, and the importance of authenticity in job seeking.

Key points discussed:

(0:00) Introduction and Joshua Eden's role as a customer success manager

(2:48) Blueprint of success & salary range for Customer Success Manager

(7:36) High school experience and career aspirations

(8:37) How knowing your strengths can help you in your career

(11:13) Early jobs and progression in different roles

(13:09) Skills he got when he worked as a barista that benefited his career

(25:00) How he acquired organizational skills from being a barista at Starbucks

(33:15) His experience working at Apple and lessons learned

(37:38) The value of authenticity and relationship-building in job hunting

(49:49) Why he didn't go to college

(59:36) Advice to his younger self

Support/Contact Joshua:

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuakeden/

Resources mentioned:

* Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca

Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.

* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND

* Connect with us on social media!

* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn

* Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB

* Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG

* Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW

* TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V

* Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord

Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.

Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com

Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.

- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND

Connect with us on social media!

- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn

- Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB

- Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG

- Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW

- TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V

Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.

Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.