Many people believe that completing a university degree is the only way to get a good job; others think work experience matters more. While universities prepare an individual theoretically, working after school equips a person with skills required for coping in the workplace. In my opinion, both the aforementioned arguments are true to a certain extent.
A university degree enhances an individual’s knowledge and promotes intellectual reasoning. This training makes an individual more mature and ready to face the challenges of the workplace. For example, when I was at university, most of our assignments involved critical thinking and research; this has expanded my knowledge in my field. In this modern world, most employers, especially those in sectors like finance and health insist that all applicants should have a degree. A student who starts working immediately after leaving school will not be able to obtain a professional degree and hence cannot find employment in these sectors.
On the flip side, there are several benefits to getting a job soon after leaving school. A job will give the individual valuable work experience; however, it is limited to certain occupations such as those in arts and crafts, fashion designing and cooking where creativity and skills matter more. For example, my friend, who is a chef at a famous restaurant never went to a cooking school; however, she makes delicious food because she has worked at a restaurant ever since she left school. This experience helped her polish her cooking skills.
To conclude, both university education and work experience have a role in guaranteeing a good job. Some occupations require a university degree while others do not. In my opinion, everyone should choose what is right for them.
Many
people
believe that completing a
university
degree
is the
only
way to
get
a
good
job
; others
think
work
experience
matters more. While
universities
prepare an
individual
theoretically
, working after
school
equips a person with
skills
required for coping in the workplace. In my opinion, both the aforementioned arguments are true to a certain extent.
A
university
degree
enhances an
individual’s
knowledge and promotes intellectual reasoning. This training
makes
an
individual
more mature and ready to face the challenges of the workplace.
For example
, when I was at
university
, most of our assignments involved critical thinking and research; this has expanded my knowledge in my field. In this modern world, most employers,
especially
those in sectors like finance and health insist that all applicants should have a
degree
. A student who
starts
working immediately after leaving
school
will not be able to obtain a professional
degree
and
hence
cannot find employment in these sectors.
On the flip side, there are several benefits to getting a
job
soon
after leaving
school
. A
job
will give the
individual
valuable work
experience
;
however
, it
is limited
to certain occupations such as those in arts and crafts, fashion designing and cooking where creativity and
skills
matter more.
For example
, my friend, who is a chef at a
famous
restaurant never went to a cooking
school
;
however
, she
makes
delicious food
because
she has worked at a restaurant ever since she
left
school
. This
experience
helped
her polish her cooking
skills
.
To conclude
, both
university
education and work
experience
have a role in guaranteeing a
good
job
.
Some
occupations require a
university
degree
while others do not. In my opinion, everyone should choose what is right for them.
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7.5Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7.5Mistakes