Will higher education or work experience get you ahead faster in your career?

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  by Barry Marcus

  A higher education is a key to success both within and outside of the corporate world. Some qualifications are highly sought after and rewarded. A professional degree is partic...read more

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  by Leonard J Sherrott

  It is often said that life experience is the best education. That argument may have merit for some people, but how long do you want to take to learn?,and more importantly, how f...read more

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  by Joseph Malek

  No matter how much you think about it, getting an education is also a way of gaining experience in whatever you choose to make your life's work. All of the professions do requir...read more

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  by Saralyn Colon

  In corporate America, education speaks higher of you than education. This is unfortunate, because in many situations people well qualified for a position will be turned down. Fr...read more

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  by Koren Ribken

  You have worked hard to prepare and type your resume. You write a cover letter that will jump out and grab the employers attention. You have the experience, the drive and this...read more

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  by John Allen

  Today with more than 65% of high school graduates enrolling in college and almost a full third of all high school graduates going on to graduate from college education (2007 TIM...read more

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  by Betsey Foy

  Both education and experience are considered by employers, yet I believe that education leads in which is more important. As a person who is seeking employment, it is best to h...read more

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  by Barbara Kasey Smith

  My work experience started many years ago, right out of high school, in the government spectrum as a clerk typist. Since I only had a high school education at the time, clerk ty...read more

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  by Gillian Laurence

  It appears to be an easy question, but really it is very complex. You could easily assume that experience would get you ahead faster, but it really depends on what field you ar...read more

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  by Julie Bruce

  I almost think this title should be given a third option and that is "who you know." Often it is not a matter of higher education or work experience but rather that you are a r...read more

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  by Mark Murphy

  Up to around 30 ago a person could go pretty far without anything more than a high school education. An intelligent, dedicated worker could get an entry level position and work ...read more

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  by Ben Naude

  Obviously I'd much rather say you need a combination of both because although I am in the pro-higher education camp, I do not for one moment underestimate the immense importanc...read more

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  by Peter Akermann

  In these days of the explosion in the technology in all fields of the activity,the level of EDUCATION,has to be the first priority in selection. If you search the list of op...read more

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  by Joseph Whalen

  The sad fact of the matter is, companies are far more inclined to look at your education as a representation of your qualifications than your work experience. While this is cer...read more

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  by Debby Richardson

  In today's society it's the educational values that a person possesses and not the work experience that companies and firms look at. This mind set is out of personal experience....read more

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  by Marla Jones

  In the past experience use to trump education, but I believe in the 21st century education trumps experience. I also believe education does not necessarily mean a 4 year degree ...read more

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