4 or more years of work experience including possible actual experience performing the job you are filling, proven work background/proof of advancement, etc. Just posing a follow-up question to one I answered and am looking for people's opinions. And I'm not talking about certain professions like medicine, law, etc. that require advanced degrees; just debating whether you, as an employer, would chose someone with a degree and no experience, or, someone with no degree but has experience.
2006-09-11 16:45:12 · 12 answers · asked by porthuronbilliam 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
i would personally choose "4 or more years of work experience including possible actual experience performing the job you are filling, proven work background/proof of advancement, etc"
I need someone that do their job ... GET THE JOB DONE. and i would support their degree later ...
2006-09-11 16:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by trademefx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would choose the candidate who best proofs to me in the interview that they are the best. Remember as an employer as suppose to view all the job requirement and education and job experience are just part of them. I need the whole package, how you acted during the interview, how you approached the answers, how you proofed to me that you are better than the other candidate. If the two candidate do reach a point where they have the same marks the break up point would be experience as opposed to a degree. I am of the opinion that just coz you have a degree does not mean you can perform. Beside the no degree guy can decide to go to part time classes or on line which will be beneficial to the organization in the end because it will cost little during orientation
2006-09-12 00:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by ngina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as an occasional employer I can say hands down the more valuable candidate is one that has experience and has no issues with substances. requiring a degree for a job other than medicine,law, etc is laziness on the employers part, and a disservice to him and the available work force.
2006-09-11 23:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by steve b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having been an employer, I would start with honesty, loyalty and good work ethic. I would prefer someone with no experience so that I could train them the way I wanted them to do the job and also so that I wouldn't constantly hear "We did it this way or that way at my last job". Intelligent but not too smart for their own good. Educated but not so educated that they are arrogant and with a willingness to learn.
2006-09-11 23:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by nellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say experience, especially if it directly relates to the new job. But I would also want to see the person has intelligence and can learn new things.
But overall, I would say experience is probably most important.
2006-09-12 00:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by cognitively_dislocated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with the proven experience...if schooling is required, can always do that at night school or juggle work hours for the occasional day class.
2006-09-11 23:48:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If permitted, someone with a degree and experience, if one of these is missing,
I guess, if during interview i sensed confidence in you and to do the job, you maybe hired.
Confidence is very essential.
2006-09-11 23:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by Sheepish TinTin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experience would be more useful, but education is not without its place.
2006-09-11 23:51:34 · answer #8 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to work/communicate well with others.
2006-09-11 23:47:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can the person do the job and get along with others? They're hired!
2006-09-11 23:46:10 · answer #10 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋