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Which do you consider more valuable: hands-on experience or diplomas and degrees?

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Question added by Wendy Hayward , Assistant Restaurant Manager , Culinary Boutique
Date Posted: 2017/02/01
Syed Hasin Akhtar
by Syed Hasin Akhtar , Product & Operations Manager , Talabat Al Maktab- Ezorder Office Supplies

Hi, i think both go hand in hand. To do anything, basics are required and diplomas or degrees are a must when it comes to basics. And then comes the hands-on experience which is again a must, to do a job faster and in a more reliable way. So both have their own importance which is quite logical.

Hands on experience is more valuable i.e. if you are a machine operator with experience but no diploma you can operate the machine because machine doesn't ask you about your diploma & vice versa

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks 

Now a days both of them, but experience is more valuable and important

Regards  

Marwan Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed
by Marwan Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed , Projects scheduling and Controlling Manager , WE - Telecom Egypt

all of them are to valuable and depend on the kind of job you do

 

but in my opinion I think hand on experience is most important 

zaheer irani
by zaheer irani , Condition Monitoring Technician , Al Hosn Gas (Contract Hire)

I believe both go hand in hand.

Certificates are required to fulfill a job criteria and you need it as a proof of your credibility.

But once you are in the job then your experience only will lead you to success.

 

I had a personal experience on this subject.

Earlier in my career, I had hands on experience of 3 years in my field but due to unavailability of proper certification I was not entertained.

Once I got my certification, I was selected at once.

DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN
by DR MD ANWAR HOSSAIN , Moderator , bayt.com

Thank you for invitation. I thing both are honorable nut expertness is most entertained.

Catherine Shimechero
by Catherine Shimechero , Lead Trainer , Seiso Consultancy

Hands on should complement degrees, because nothing can ever replace experience. as the chinese proverb by confucious says " what i hear i forget, what i see i remember and what i do i understand".

Abdelhamid Mamdouh
by Abdelhamid Mamdouh , Office Manager , Sentro Design & Programming

All supportive of personal

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

Now a days, both are very important and has to be enhanced by everyone in parallel in order to build a good career path.  . 

samer abokela
by samer abokela , مدير موارد بشرية , مستشفى عقبة بن نافع

thanks

mix of those, every choice not give to you what you need

Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

hands-on experience is more valuable than the pieces of papers. But if you have both, that will be great.

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