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Unlock Your Potential With The Degree You Earned

As we connect with our kababayans across Aklan, we’ve noticed a concerning trend: many talented college graduates are either unemployed, working in positions unrelated to their degrees, or filling entry-level roles that don’t require their hard-earned education. Our parents sent us to school to finish our education, but now we are lacking opportunities. While we don’t yet have a complete picture of our community, the patterns we’re seeing point to a clear need for solutions that keep our members engaged, visible, and ready for opportunities.

The good news? Aklanons.com is here to help you bridge that gap. We hope to narrow this gap someday, as you can now showcase your skills, knowledge, and experience.

Why Updating Your Profile Matters

First and foremost. Please update your profile on Aklanons.com. Why? Because your profile is your digital handshake with the community. When you share information about your skills, degrees, hobbies, and businesses, you’re not just filling out a form—you’re opening doors. Here’s what happens when you take the time to update your profile:

You become discoverable. Community members, including those working overseas, are actively seeking specific skills. Whether we need someone for research projects, writing assignments, computer work, engineering consultations, tutoring our children in math or science, or even business mentorships, we’re searching for YOU. But we can only find you if you tell us what you can do.

You create connections. Your profile helps like-minded professionals find you, leading to collaborations, referrals, and opportunities you might never have imagined.

You showcase your value. Even if you’re currently unemployed or underemployed, a well-maintained profile demonstrates your professionalism and readiness to engage.

Bottom line: We see you! And we know that you are valuable! We see your potential! Many of you were members of our community for only a couple of months. Just imagine that as we grow, people will be looking to find out more about you and your profile, your skills, your expertise, your degree, and your portfolio. Have you written a blog or blogs? Provided topics of interest? Created courses? Shows the number of students enrolled in your course? And, showcase your own podcast channel! These are all valuable information about you, and they are easy to add to your profile.

The Challenge: Keep Your Knowledge Fresh

Here’s a reality many graduates face: when you’re not using your degree, your knowledge begins to fade. The theories you studied, the skills you practiced, the expertise you developed—all of it needs regular exercise to stay sharp. Future employers want to see that you’ve remained engaged with your field, even during periods of unemployment or underemployment. If you’re not doing this now? It is time to think hard and start building. In other countries, employers not only look for the degrees you earned, but they also look for experience, certifications, community engagements, and your professional portfolio that matches the job you are applying for. A gap in skills or expertise needed to perform the job is a differentiator from other applicants who kept up with their degrees, skills, and knowledge.

This is where many job seekers struggle. How do you prove your expertise when you don’t have a job that uses it?

The Solution: Blog Your Expertise

Blogging on Aklanons.com is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal. Whether you studied education, engineering, business, healthcare, agriculture, or any other field, you have knowledge that others want to learn. By creating blog posts, you accomplish several crucial goals:

You demonstrate active expertise. When employers or clients review your profile and see regular blog posts about your field, they immediately recognize that you’re keeping your skills current. You’re not just a graduate with a degree from years ago—you’re an active professional who stays engaged with your discipline.

You build a portfolio. Each blog post becomes a work sample. For writers, it shows your communication skills. For engineers, you can break down complex concepts. For business graduates, you can analyze market trends or share management insights. These posts become proof of what you can do.

You help your community while helping yourself. Many of us in Aklan have gone through similar educational experiences. Some have worked overseas and returned with new perspectives. Others are still navigating their career paths. When you share what you know, you lift up the entire community while reinforcing your own understanding.

You stay mentally sharp. Teaching others is one of the best ways to learn. When you write about your field, you’re forced to organize your thoughts, recall information, and present it clearly. This exercise keeps your knowledge fresh and your mind engaged.

What about becoming an author? You are basically adding a status to yourself. Authorship is a big deal!!! Even doctors are required to write articles! Why? It keeps them relevant in their field and helps people.

Let’s Take It Further: Create a Course

Beyond blogging, Aklanons.com offers you the opportunity to create courses and training programs in your area of expertise. This takes your impact—and your portfolio—to the next level.

Think about it: you have a college degree in a specific field. You’ve learned concepts, methodologies, and skills that took years to master. Even if you’re not currently working in that field, that knowledge is valuable. By creating a course, you:

Apply your degree in a meaningful way. You’re not just remembering what you learned—you’re actively using it to structure lessons, create content, and guide others through the learning process.

Help others develop valuable skills. Your course could be the resource that helps another community member land a job, start a business, or simply understand a subject they’ve always wanted to learn.

Create a permanent showcase of your abilities. A well-designed course is impressive to potential employers. It shows initiative, expertise, communication skills, and the ability to organize and present information effectively.

Keep your knowledge sharp and up-to-date. As you create your course, you’ll naturally review your field, refresh your memory on key concepts, and may even discover new developments or applications you hadn’t considered before.

Why This Matters for Your Future

Employers and clients don’t just look at where you’ve worked—they look at what you can do right now. When you maintain an active presence on Aklanons.com through blogging and course creation, you send a powerful message:

• You’re proactive and self-motivated
• You’re committed to your field
• You have practical communication and teaching skills
• You’re engaged with your community
• You’re continuously learning and growing

These qualities matter just as much as your degree, and sometimes even more.

No Degree? No Problem

Even if you don’t have a college degree, you still have valuable knowledge to share. Your work experience, practical skills, life lessons, and unique perspectives all have value. Perhaps you’re an expert at a particular craft, have extensive customer service experience, or have developed business skills through entrepreneurship. Share what you know. Your contributions matter.

We’re All Experts at Something

Here’s the truth: none of us knows everything, but each of us knows something worth sharing. Some of you have technical skills. Others have creative talents. Some understand agriculture or fishing industries. Others excel at communication or teaching. Your specific knowledge, combined with everyone else’s, creates a rich tapestry of community wisdom.

Getting Started

Taking action is simple:

1. Update your profile today. Include your educational background, skills, work experience, hobbies, and what you’re looking for (opportunities, collaborations, projects).
2. Write your first blog post. Share something you learned in school, a skill you’ve developed, or insights from your work experience. It doesn’t have to be perfect—just authentic and helpful.
3. Consider creating a course. Choose one skill or topic you know well and break it down into lessons. Guide others through what you know.
4. Stay consistent. Regular engagement keeps you visible, sharp, and connected.

A Community That Grows Together

Aklanons.com exists to connect us, empower us, and help us all succeed. Whether you’re overseas looking for skilled community members to work with, a graduate seeking to stay relevant in your field, or someone with knowledge to share, this platform is designed for you.

We’re stronger together when we share what we know, support each other’s growth, and create opportunities for one another. Your degree, your skills, and your experiences have value. Don’t let them fade. Use them, share them, and watch as doors begin to open.

Update your profile. Start that blog. Create that course. Your future self—and your community—will thank you.

Let’s build something remarkable together.