Talking to relatives who can&#x27;t find jobs, &quot;How many jobs did you apply for today?&quot; and the reply is inevitably &quot;well, none&quot;.<p>How are you expecting to find a job when you don&#x27;t apply? I applied for five to ten jobs a day when I got out of trade school. I was unemployed so I certainly had the time. It took almost six months to get someone to take a chance on me.<p>The trick to getting a good job without a degree is to get someone, anyone, to take a chance on you. You will be underpaid until you prove yourself but it will cost you less than a degree in the long run.