Completing university education is thought 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 sides and give your opinion.

Some people believe that getting a

university

degree

will improve their career prospects while others insist that work

experience

and interpersonal

skills

are more important than

university

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education. In my opinion,

experience

is certainly important but it is not as important as a

degree

.

Experience

and soft

skills

⊕ certainly matter. In many

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employers will only hire people who have previous work

experience

in the same sector. By hiring experienced employers, they can eliminate the costs involved in training new employees. Soft

skills

are

also

important now. Gone are the days when employees could finish tasks on their own. Now they require

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effort.

Also

in

this

age of globalization businesses operate from multiple locations

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across the globe. In

this

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an employee requires good interpersonal

skills

to communicate with a customer or a client living in another part of the globe.

However

,

experience

and soft

skills

alone will not help much. Jobs have become more complicated these days and it is not possible to perform them without adequate knowledge and training.

For example

, a person cannot practice as a doctor or an advocate without getting a

degree

in medicine or law. Most jobs that offer good salaries actually belong to

this

category. Only a candidate who has spent five or six years at

university

can apply for them.

Experience

is something that an individual gains after getting hired. It will definitely improve their chances of getting a promotion or raise.

However

, in order to get hired, the

first

thing they need is a

university

degree

. What’s more, nowadays, universities impart much more than theoretical knowledge. They conduct workshops to give students hands-on

experience

⊕.

University

education

also

provides students

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opportunity to interact with others and improve their communication

skills

. In conclusion,

experience

is certainly important and in some sectors it is indispensable.

However

, in my opinion,

experience

alone will not help a person. In fact, in

this

age where most jobs require specialist knowledge, most employers would not even bother to hire someone who lacks a

university

degree

.