Completing university education is thought by some to be the best job. On the other hand, other people think that getting experience and developing soft skills is more important. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

While some
people
think that completing
university
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a university
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education
is the best job, others argue that obtaining experience and developing soft skills is more important. From
this
topic,
i
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will be discussing both views and
also
give my opinion. Some
people
believe that
education
is the key to
unlock
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anything in life.
This
is because of the belief that many have that someone's knowledge is based on intelligence. Many believe that for a person to be respected in society they must obtain a
university
degree
and prove their wisdom. I believe that a
persons
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degree
or knowledge do not define their character. You can have
highest
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degree
of
education
but
still
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be stupid.
In
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contrary
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, other
people
are of the opinion that acquiring soft skills and experience is more important. Many of our forefathers never had any formal
education
but most were successful.
This
is because they were taught how to do the work
especially
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jobs that use hands like carpentry. Even in
this
day that we live in, many skilled workers
also
do
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an apprenticeship
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apprenticeship
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and become successful in life. Many of them did not qualify to go
universities
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to universities
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. We have
people
who failed school but are good in sports who have made it in life more than the ones with
university
degrees. I
also
believe that one can do well without a
degree
or any formal
education
as long as they are passionate
in
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about
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what they are doing. To conclude, completing
university
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a university
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education
is best for other
people
while experience and skills have greatly influenced many other
people
.
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  • theoretical knowledge
  • specialized training
  • networking
  • baseline requirement
  • financial burden
  • hands-on experience
  • practical skills
  • soft skills
  • dynamic job market
  • entrepreneur
  • formal education
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