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I've had this discussion with my family a few times and just wanted to gain some further insight
My sister (who is 26) has a job with the NSA and the main reason she recieved the job was because of several internships she had in college as well her previous job. I asked her what she felt was more influential in her recieveing her new job and she told me without a doubt her work experience and not her college degree was the reason she was offered the position. My stepdad is a IT Analyst at Fannie Mae and he does not have a college degree, when discussing this with him he also informed me that while a college degree is important, especially in his profession, most companies seem favor candidates with more work experience over a candidate with a college degree.
So which one do you feel is more important, or more important in your specific field?
Has anyone ever experienced someone recieveing a job over another person simply because one had more experience and a lesser degree in contrast to the other one just having a college degree from an elite university.
I'm 19 btw
My sister (who is 26) has a job with the NSA and the main reason she recieved the job was because of several internships she had in college as well her previous job. I asked her what she felt was more influential in her recieveing her new job and she told me without a doubt her work experience and not her college degree was the reason she was offered the position. My stepdad is a IT Analyst at Fannie Mae and he does not have a college degree, when discussing this with him he also informed me that while a college degree is important, especially in his profession, most companies seem favor candidates with more work experience over a candidate with a college degree.
So which one do you feel is more important, or more important in your specific field?
Has anyone ever experienced someone recieveing a job over another person simply because one had more experience and a lesser degree in contrast to the other one just having a college degree from an elite university.
I'm 19 btw