Do employers look at college education more so than work experience?
April 13, 2010
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Posted by admin
I have a son who went to college for two degrees and worked through college. He did not do any internships but is now in the job market. He graduated 3 years ago and remained with the same employer since college. At his previous employer there was no need to apply his degrees. He now wants to work with an employer applying his degrees. Do employers look at education more so than work experience? What do employers look for? I want to help my son. Please, any information would be helpful.
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Categories: Careers, Education, General Info, Jobs
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Tags: college education, Education, internships, job, work experience
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Employers basically look to see that a person has what is needed for the job. Very often these days, "new grad" jobs want both a degree and some work experience – which your son has, even if it’s not in his field.
Employers almost always want the education. The only time this isn’t true is when a person is very experienced at something, has years of proven on-the-job skills – and even then, they want the education.
So your son should be fine – except that the job market is so tight right now. Have you been following the news? Unemployment is very high.