Nowadays, employers consider formal academic qualifications more important than life experience and personal qualities. Why is that? Is it a positive or negative development?

It is argued by some that a degree is very essential these days when recruiting than an individual's expertise and dispositions. I will outline the reason that can be attributed to

this

phenomenon. In my opinion, it is a negative development. Admittedly, there are some basic benefits of recruiters considering a diploma certificate. As clothes are the

first

impression, so is the strength of a job.

In other words

, the degree is proof that a person has acquired the necessary academic knowledge to carry out a job. A degree reveals much about a person than just their academic prowess. It affects all parts of an individual's life

such

as intellectual, social, personal, and ethical. So they can be trusted with more responsible roles.

Moreover

, recruiters specifying that a formal document is needed before looking into experiences enables them to employ suitable candidates.

For example

, when an engineering firm or banking industry is bringing in a new employee they ensure those individuals with a qualification are given the opportunities for the

work

because they had undergone specialized years of training and acquired the relevant basic knowledge that would be built upon the job. For

this

reason, a very useful asset for the company is employed.

Nevertheless

, executives laying more emphasis on academic qualifications at the expense of real-life experience and temperament has an adverse effect.

This

is because ,in the recruiting process, hands-on

skills

and personal traits are

also

very crucial to assess. Social

skills

reflect a person's ability to

work

with others and develop

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which forms the basis of teamwork and it is necessary for any organisation.

For example

, a grade does not indicate how a human will function in real life even though, the individual might have been trained.

Therefore

, at the point of appointing new workers into a firm, it is paramount that personal traits

such

as creativity, ability to

work

under pressure and integrity should be reviewed.

Furthermore

, less attention given to soft

skills

may result in bringing in employees with the intelligence to succeed but who lack the emotional intelligence to

work

effectively.

This

can lead to interpersonal conflict, and frustration and sometimes

such

individuals may have to leave

work

.

Hence

, reducing the productivity of the organizations. In conclusion, it is understandable why heads give importance to qualifications. I think that

skills

and temperament are as important as qualifications during recruitment for the success or progress of any profession.