The most important requirements for job promotions are therotical education, desipline, and most importantly: the certifications. These are things that we learn in university. We are taught on how the industry would expect us, and what we need to know to get in. But does it get us a job?
Fresh graduates spend months job hunting. If the university degree was the only thing that is needed why do first class students lack job oppotunities?
When students apply to jobs, a common requirement that most employers ask for is “do you have work experience?”. Even though the student is right after graduaction. A very common situation that most students have experienced is, no matter what job you applied to, there is a bigger chance for one with experience to get in, than for an applicant with only education qualifications. The industry is not willing to give training. The contrast of it all is that, the industry is not willing to give the training they want their applicants to have.
I did an internship during my university break. I was fortunate enough to recieve 6 months of work experience. I did so because all students know how hard it is to get your first job.
The qualifications we recieve from university are key to getting a job, But so does the additional internships and job roles we undertake, There might even be a better chance for someone that has only work-based training to land a job than for someone with just a degree. In my opinion, having both would be the best. But work-based training is worth just as much as a degree does,