Experience vs Education
Introduction
This paper will address the issue with which a lot of people have been plagued: “Do I need a degree or experience for employment?” This is a question that is kind of hard to answer. Some job positions require one or both. There are even jobs that you do not really need one or the other, just plain common sense. But employers are supposed to have a process or procedure that they follow in order to hire the best candidate for the job. That process may include: a job opening, a completed application, an interview, reference check, and then an offer for employment. The prospects should be narrowed down according to the person (or people) that meet the requirements, whether it be education or experience (Hughes, 2005). Because education and experience work so well together, employers use both in deciding who to hire. An applicant possessing both education and experience almost guarantees them the job. But in today’s economy, finding a job or a career from which you could retire is so hard to do. So many people are unemployed. It used to be the inexperienced and uneducated people on the unemployment list. But now, people with Bachelor degrees, Master degrees, and even Doctoral degrees are unemployed. So those people with the degrees are now having to compete with the people that have years of experience. Which one do you think will get the job? This paper will discuss education for employment, experience that counts, and education vs. experience. After reading this paper you will have an idea of why employers hire some and not others when it relates to having education or experience.
Education for Employment Education is very important to have. Not only does it equip you with knowledge and understanding of what you are doing, but it also gives you an advantage over other people. It is very important to know what and why you are doing something. Having a degree also gives other people confidence in you and your ability to
This paper will address the issue with which a lot of people have been plagued: “Do I need a degree or experience for employment?” This is a question that is kind of hard to answer. Some job positions require one or both. There are even jobs that you do not really need one or the other, just plain common sense. But employers are supposed to have a process or procedure that they follow in order to hire the best candidate for the job. That process may include: a job opening, a completed application, an interview, reference check, and then an offer for employment. The prospects should be narrowed down according to the person (or people) that meet the requirements, whether it be education or experience (Hughes, 2005). Because education and experience work so well together, employers use both in deciding who to hire. An applicant possessing both education and experience almost guarantees them the job. But in today’s economy, finding a job or a career from which you could retire is so hard to do. So many people are unemployed. It used to be the inexperienced and uneducated people on the unemployment list. But now, people with Bachelor degrees, Master degrees, and even Doctoral degrees are unemployed. So those people with the degrees are now having to compete with the people that have years of experience. Which one do you think will get the job? This paper will discuss education for employment, experience that counts, and education vs. experience. After reading this paper you will have an idea of why employers hire some and not others when it relates to having education or experience.
Education for Employment Education is very important to have. Not only does it equip you with knowledge and understanding of what you are doing, but it also gives you an advantage over other people. It is very important to know what and why you are doing something. Having a degree also gives other people confidence in you and your ability to
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