Experience or Degree which is more Important ?
Pro:Experience is more important than Degree.
Opp:Degree is more important than Experience.

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Zoe Chew
09-07-08

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It depends on the job. If the Master's Degree is needed to get a license or certification, as is often the case with teaching and I believe social work, then you need to get the degree right away. As a recruiter, I have always valued work experience more than a degree. I went to night school for my Master's and I found that most of my classmates were experienced professionals who were getting the degree becuase they were in a state job that required it, or they were getting it to get more money. Also, many companies have tuition reimbursement programs and you may be able to get tax breaks if you are going to school for something in your field.

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In countries like UK (Britain), USA, Canada and some other places experience does tend to be more important that a degree or university education. In other countries, a degree is more important and experience is secondary. First the person needs to have proper qualifications (i.e. degree) and then experience comes as a secondary matter.

As others have indicated, it depends on the job and the organization. In some cases, if one doesn't have the degree, one does not get as much as interview. In other cases, the employer puts many more qualifications in the job "requirements" than he/she is really requiring. Particularly if one has a lot of experience in a particular area, it generally doesn't hurt to apply for a job that requires more education than one has. Be sure to emphasize how extensive your experience has been and how well you can apply that experience to the benefit of the employer. There are some questions that applicant should be prepared to answer: 1) Are you willing and able to get degree required? On your own time? 2) Why do you think such a degree is important (or not important)? 3) Why don't you have the required degree? 4)Do you think that your not having degree will affect your relationships with others in the job situation - both those who do and those who do not have the degree? Applicants may want to bring up and address these issues on their own if the interviewer doesn't bring them up. If you can answer them in a positive way to allay interviewer's fears that you are not qualified enough. If possible, check with a friend with the degree about possible problems. This could also be a good reality check.


Now degree is a neccessity already.. if you tell people you have a degree.. they will think it is common...what do you think? is a degree important? what do you do with that degree? is degree beneficial to you? or because you just need a degree to work?

true degree is just a stepping stone for the 1st job. after that it all depends on skills and how u perform in career. more often than not results is not everything as a bookworm is not as hands on as someone who is actively involved in other activities

Degree Important? Yes & NO Yes cause it's a stepping stone especially in corporate life. The knowledge that it brings with the degree is more important, not the paper itself. No if you're planning to venture into skill based career such as chef, baker, hair stylist, beautician, auto mechanics etc.

Depend what path you are looking for... If small companies, they care more on experience and skills rather than qualifications... If you wan to work in big companies then of course they will look more on the qualifications, then degree might not be enough if you wanna step higher.

Sometimes study  also no use.. the things we study might not be able to apply to the working environment. I have a friend, study till diploma but earning few thousand every mth coz he got the experience and skills

Actually i think Degree is important if you wan to have a future where you will sit high up at the organization because you will be promoted based on experience and also qualification.. otherwise, if u wan to set up your own company, experience is more important, nobody would wan to see your certification. I found out that even a fresh grad with a degree will have hard time looking for a job because they don't have the experience. Most of the companies required working experience of minimum 1-2 yrs but how would you get experience if all companies wouldn't wan to hire fresh grats? I think that both working experience ann qualification will be equally important in order to have a bright future.

a bachelor's degree may be common but when you mention where you obtained it from, it makes all the difference. is it a useless piece of diploma you receive at the convocation? if it is not a 'branded institution, it's just another level of study completed. just as your primary school certificate and secondary school qualification. so the diploma signifies that you had passed the level after high school.




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