Some recruiters give more value to a college or university degree than personal attributes and experiences. This essay shall look into the reasons that can be attributed to this phenomenon. In my opinion it is a negative development.
It is easy to see why some employers give more stress on a degree than experiences. Undoubtedly, academic qualifications are important because just as clothing is to first impressions, so is a university degree to a first job or a job with a good pay. A degree simply proves that an individual has acquired the necessary academic knowledge of how to carry out a job. Having a degree most definitely helps the recruiters in hiring suitable candidates.
However, ignoring a person's experiences and skills is not good. Personal skills and life experiences are also as important as good qualifications while recruiting new employees. There are many personal traits such as creativity, adaptability, honesty, integrity, and effort, which are also important. A university degree does not signal whether a person has those traits. A degree does not indicate in any way, how a person will function in the real world. Hands- on skills and practice experience are more important in the present scenario. That is why it is a negative development if employers do not put emphasis on personal traits.
Moreover, it has been seen that when recruitment focused largely on candidate's technical skills and expertise, with relatively little attention given to soft skills, then it resulted in hiring employees who had the intellect to succeed but lacked the social skills required to work effectively. This resulted in interpersonal conflict and frustration and sometimes such employees had to leave the job. What is more, such employees were unable to handle the social demand of leadership and so had to remain at lower level jobs.
In summary, it is understandable why employers give importance to qualifications. I consider it negative because I believe that personal skills and experience are as important as qualifications.
Some
recruiters give more value to a college or university
degree
than
personal
attributes and
experiences
. This essay shall look into the reasons that can
be attributed
to this phenomenon. In my opinion it is a
negative
development.
It is easy to
see
why
some
employers give more
stress
on a
degree
than
experiences
.
Undoubtedly
, academic
qualifications
are
important
because
just
as clothing is to
first
impressions,
so
is a university
degree
to a
first
job
or a
job
with a
good
pay. A
degree
simply
proves that an individual has acquired the necessary academic knowledge of how to carry out a
job
. Having a
degree
most definitely
helps
the recruiters in hiring suitable candidates.
However
, ignoring a person's
experiences
and
skills
is not
good
.
Personal
skills
and life
experiences
are
also
as
important
as
good
qualifications
while recruiting new
employees
. There are
many
personal
traits such as creativity, adaptability, honesty, integrity, and effort, which are
also
important
. A university
degree
does not signal whether a person has those traits. A
degree
does not indicate in any way, how a person will function in the real world. Hands- on
skills
and practice
experience
are more
important
in the present scenario.
That is
why it is a
negative
development if employers do not put emphasis on
personal
traits.
Moreover
, it has been
seen
that when recruitment focused
largely
on candidate's technical
skills
and expertise, with
relatively
little
attention
given
to soft
skills
, then it resulted in hiring
employees
who had the intellect to succeed
but
lacked the social
skills
required to work
effectively
. This resulted in interpersonal conflict and frustration and
sometimes
such
employees
had to
leave
the
job
.
What is more
, such
employees
were unable to handle the social demand of leadership and
so
had to remain at lower level jobs.
In summary, it is understandable why employers give importance to
qualifications
. I consider it
negative
because
I believe that
personal
skills
and
experience
are as
important
as
qualifications
.
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