Completing university education is though by some to be the best way to get a good job. On the other hand, other people think that getting experience and developing soft skills is more important. Discuss both advantages and disadvantages and give your opinion.

Many youths nowadays are opting to attend university more than ever before, with hindsight that they will be able to secure employment afterwards. Whilst,

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, others believe that hands-on

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is highly necessary and of a higher importance. In my opinion, attaining a degree is crucial for academic jobs, whereas skills gained from

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is necessary for careers which are more physically laborious. With regards to university degrees, more and more people are required to obtain these in order to have a chance of gaining a valuable

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. Companies are expecting candidates to have one university degree, at the minimum, when applying for a position,

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academic education has become an essential criteria for many jobs.

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higher studies become a basic requirement, many employees are unable to climb their career ladders or get promoted to better positions without one.

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, having work

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or other skills

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as leadership or interpersonal skills can be far more beneficial in securing a

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. Certain

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sectors,

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as an electrician or mechanic require more physical

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and despite them needing theoretical knowledge, practical skills are of a higher importance within their jobs.

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, with more people gaining degrees, large organisations have started to look at

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the valuable experience

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that prospective employees may have to help whittle down candidates to the most suitable and

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those with relevant skills in that line of work will be more appealing to employers. In conclusion,

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and soft skills can never replace academic knowledge, I believe that in order to have a good

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, one must have both of these qualities. An example would be

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careering

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as medicine, law or engineering where attending higher education is vital,

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and skills learnt on the jobs will make you must more sufficient and more likely to get a fulfilling

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