Is a University Degree Still Worth Anything?

[DrBeer]

Firstly, education doesn't guarantee you a job. Education may give degree but only degree doesn't make you qualify for job. Afterall, getting degree can be manipulated in some case and this is why education isn't the true test for knowledge.

A simple question: who has a better chance of getting a good job—a person with relevant education but no real experience, or a person without relevant education or experience?
If we are talking about “simple” jobs such as janitor, loader, etc., then everyone is equal, and most likely, a physically strong person will have an advantage. But if we are talking about a job that requires knowledge, then the choice is obvious!
At the same time, I do not rule out the option of self-study; there are now a huge number of courses and resources available for self-development.

[ndutndut]

The exposure university gives you is one which you may not get just working, it also goes further to lay foundations for you to be able to approach things better and even communicate better but skills is very important because if you can communicate and approach things better and lack the skills for delivery, you are inefficient same applies the other way round. If you have the opportunity to, get a university degree and a certification, a skill and make sure not to stop at one so you better increase your chances with jobs and other areas of earnings.

Going to school and getting a good grade is important to but that will not make you to be the person you ought to become tomorrow without the certificate. There are so many millionaires that could not go to school at first and many people had dropped out of school just because they want to help themselves become successful in life by creating their business. Most graduate should not have this feeling of entitlement because they have the certification and others may not have gotten the opportunity to get one for themselves.

Ultimately, this all comes down to your mindset about the purpose of a diploma. In today's world being a university graduate doesn't guarantee employment, especially since universities have become a community and thousands of graduates earn degrees every year but job opportunities are limited.

If your goal is to get a degree to secure a job that's a mistake. As you said, many wealthy people in the world actually dropped out of school and in fact fewer than 20% of college graduates are immediately employed. However, if you think that a diploma is for seeking knowledge, making connections and so on that's a good thing. The primary purpose of a university is to shape you into a thinker with values ​​and ethics. Furthermore, if you have the ability to think, have values and ethics ideally you'll have marketable value in the workplace.

[retreat]

I have checked vacant positions for sector I am working in, and some positions from financial sector, and mostly employers were looking for experienced person, with selected skills, understanding pricing and market. Only in some positions it was mentioned that if I have a degree in related field, I would fit. They dont focus on bringing diploma and grades I got in school. Instead of degree, employer expect that I would learn fast. This makes me think that having degree is good, but it isnt a must today.

Maybe it's like that in your country, but you can't compare it to other countries, so I think it depends. For example, in my country, I can say that if you want to aim for a regular employee position, you need to have a degree, regardless of whether you have experience or not, but the degree you have is a mandatory requirement for administrative selection - even the degree doesn't need to be relevant to the job, as long as you have a degree then you might get a chance to fill the position. Because I once met a bank teller, she had a lawyer's degree and no background in finance, but she was very adept at serving customers. So yeah, it depends on the circumstances. While I'm not saying that having a degree guarantees a job, but at least if you have one here you've already passed the administrative selection.

[Rabata]

The exposure university gives you is one which you may not get just working, it also goes further to lay foundations for you to be able to approach things better and even communicate better but skills is very important because if you can communicate and approach things better and lack the skills for delivery, you are inefficient same applies the other way round. If you have the opportunity to, get a university degree and a certification, a skill and make sure not to stop at one so you better increase your chances with jobs and other areas of earnings.

Going to school and getting a good grade is important to but that will not make you to be the person you ought to become tomorrow without the certificate. There are so many millionaires that could not go to school at first and many people had dropped out of school just because they want to help themselves become successful in life by creating their business. Most graduate should not have this feeling of entitlement because they have the certification and others may not have gotten the opportunity to get one for themselves.

Education is definitely necessary. Without education, a person will not be able to develop his knowledge area. But in the present time, we see that education is being taken only for the sake of job or employment. If one passes from a good educational institution, many people think that he knows a lot and he will get a job, but the reality is that a certificate alone can never guarantee a job. If one does not develop oneself skillfully, that certificate has no value. If a student dreams of developing himself skillfully along with good academic education and can work accordingly, then he will definitely be able to secure employment.

[Out of mind]

In today's world, we know that educated people are valued everywhere and they have job opportunities in big companies. A university degree is definitely needed. It is never possible to move forward with experience and skills alone, but education is also needed. Although we know that in today's big and famous universities, those who have a lot of money are able to obtain higher degrees through money. A higher degree is still valuable. If a person has a good university degree, he can work anywhere to improve his life. However, we know that education alone is not enough. Along with education, experience and skills are also needed, which are valuable to buy. Therefore, it is more valuable to gain experience and knowledge about skills in addition to higher education at the university.