Nowadays, some employers think that formal academic qualifications are more important than life experience or personal qualities when they look for new employees. Why is it the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

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In the fierce competition for employment these days, recruiters now have a liking to consider job seekers with
academic qualification
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an academic qualification
academic qualifications
than those who have rich life experience and virtues as their main advantages. In my opinion,
this
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idea mostly
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idea, mostly
stems from
employers’ common stereotype
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employers’ common stereotypes
the employers’ common stereotype
about the value of qualifications and
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could have
unfavorable
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
unfavourable
implications
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for
of
a
company
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. There are three main reasons that comprise the stereotype behind the tendency.
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of all, employers usually hold a belief that applicants with good academic background and qualified degrees would have in-depth knowledge as well as useful skills in their field.
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idea can be observed in many countries
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as
Japan where
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Japan, where
only people coming from prestigious universities can make their way to top enterprises.
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, candidates with
good
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the best
better
qualifications are usually thought to be ambitious people who are capable of bringing radical changes to the
company
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and help the business flourish. What is more, the recruiters are always apt to the hunt of human capital with formal academic background simply because it can help save a fortune of retraining if they choose people with lower qualifications. As far as I am concerned,
this
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trend could lead to serious setbacks to the development of any
company
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. For one thing, those underestimated life experiences could in fact provide people with new insights or new perspectives that assist them in tackling problems which can’t be solved in conventional approaches. Another important point is that hiring people with good personal qualities offers mangers golden opportunity to create a friendly working environment with highly responsible team players.
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, these types of candidates could help to establish a healthy business ethics of a
company
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for which they are less likely to cause fraudulent acts or disruptive
behaviors
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
behaviours
. In sum, the idea to hire people with formal qualifications and yet depreciate the value of rich life experiences and personal virtues mainly comes from recruiters’ unfair beliefs and should be seriously reconsidered. People with possession of both would be the most suitable to be hired.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • standardized measure
  • specialized expertise
  • dedication
  • long-term goal
  • higher education
  • practical skills
  • adaptability
  • problem-solving abilities
  • communication skills
  • teamwork
  • leadership
  • homogeneous
  • diverse perspectives
  • negative development
  • inequality
  • valuable skills
  • insights
  • balanced approach
  • proficiency
  • safety standards
  • candidate's profile
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