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Some people say that it is better for school-leavers to start work immediately. Others say that to be successful, school-leavers should go to university first. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

#people #school-leavers #work #university #first
Some
people
 say that there is no reason to spend
time
 studying at the university, and alumni should work
instead
. Others think that
education
 is necessary to have more career opportunities, and I strongly believe that
people
 should study after school because
a
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time
 invested
to
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in
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 secondary
education
 leads to
well-paid
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the well-paid
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 and high-skilled
profession
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professions
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. The main benefit of being employed immediately after school is that
people
 have first-hand experience, and they spend
time
 building their careers rather than studying. There are plenty of occupations that do not require educational certificates, and it is more reasonable to spend
this
time
 gaining skills. Bloggers and social media
infuencers
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influencers
 are
the
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example
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 of
such
 jobs; they do not require completed
education
, and it is reasonable for them to gain popularity and followers
instead
 of studying. Unfortunately, most professions require
certain
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 level of
education
 and
people
 cannot grow
profesionally
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professionally
 without it. Not all
people
 can be social media stars;
therefore
, studying is required for those who are not so lucky to be an influencer. It is well-known that in some areas career growth is strictly limited without a diploma. Educated professionals usually have bigger
income
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incomes
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 than those who are not, and they
also
 grow faster. There
have
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 been plenty of
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situations
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situation
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situations
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 in Ukrainian companies when ex-students were promoted after a short period of
time
 only because they had
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required
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the required
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degrees
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degree
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degrees
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.
To conclude
, it is necessary to have
educational
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an educational
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 certificate in order to have more career opportunities and
higher
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a higher
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 salary. There are some professions that do not require
education
 at all, but it is
rather
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 exception than a rule.
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