Why is Work Experience Important?

Work experience is vital to our students. It is clear that employers place a high value on graduates having work experience (Being 'work ready' tops employers' wish list), and evidence suggests that students are more likely to be successful in obtaining employment if they have previously had good qu

507 Views|Posted 2012-06-18 15:23:40

Started by Mohammad Munawar Khan

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Aakash Luhar | Contributor-Level 8

2013-07-13 15:18:21

Correct ! all feedback is good

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Janani Balasubramanian | Beginner-Level 3

2012-07-04 13:03:17

Experience sometimes create a setback in selection process of a company for the fresher candidate.Because the experience candidate is the first preference so many company hiring that candidate so some fresher loose the Opportunities to exposure themselves.Some experience people taking the advanta

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Janani Balasubramanian | Beginner-Level 3

2012-06-27 13:28:04

Experience that teaches more in our life .Experience able to grab more knowledge in working environment.How to behave,how to act,how to speak all the thing experience teaches us.EXPERIENCE MAKES A MAN PERFECT ans that experience most learn from mistakes as well as it will increases the pay package

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Adhyatm Tiwari | Contributor-Level 7

2012-06-27 11:42:03

Finishing of the product finally decides its value in the market and here ie. in your carrer experience gives you the same edge over others.....!!!!!!!

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Arvind Joshi | Contributor-Level 9

2012-06-23 12:22:47

Work experience, no doubt, is vital for all persons who have completed their studies. And, in fact, learning is a lifetime process, as it is human nature. However, to start with, it is not so easy to get the ideal job which you are looking for. The only solution to this is --to grab and hold on to w

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Manmeet Kaur | Guide-Level 12

2012-06-19 18:03:43

I would like to invite @||Vikas Naidu|| @||arun dev|| @||Prof Garain PhD|| @||Priya|| @||Pooja Kohli|| @||Prashant Chauhan PC|| to throw more light on the discussion.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-06-19 17:42:25

Work experience can help develop skills in communication and team working. It also helps a young person decided if a work area is likely to be what they want. Would like to invite @||aBBee|| and @||Kumar Ravi Singh|| for their opinions.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-06-19 17:41:22

While achieving a good degree clearly remains important when entering the job market, a candidate with relevant work experience is a significant consideration for many employers.

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Gautam Joshi | Contributor-Level 9

2012-06-19 14:40:42

Thanks for inviting me @||Aneeket|| and @||Manmeet Kaur50173|| ji. Well, according to me the answer to this question that why work experience is important is because work experience helps to: -understand a career( what we also call an insight) -industrial exposure -understand the related job avenue

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Gazala Sayeed | Contributor-Level 7

2012-06-19 01:40:11

Hi @||Manmeet Kaur50173||, your point is quite realistic. But this will be not always true. At least now a days someone has to start from somewhere other wise the situation will be like what is mentioned by Aneeket. Many a times one can learn a lot even from the jobs which you have mentioned- fast f

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Dr Mohsin Khan | Guide-Level 13

2012-06-18 18:34:59

Work experience is vital all throughout your career. It gives you that first step into the world of employment and allows you to get a feel for what sort of job you would like in the future. As well as this it allows you to get a few contacts in the work place that you can use to perhaps help you fi

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Manmeet Kaur | Guide-Level 12

2012-06-18 18:18:39

Agreed @||Aneeket|| ...But I was thinking of another aspect which might come out to be the important part. As Munawar has stated that, "work experience is vital for a student and employers pay more attention on the experience gainers. So, one should start gaining any kind of work experience as soo

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Aneeket Barua | Guide-Level 11

2012-06-18 17:17:41

A nice discussion initiated by Munawar! Yes Work experience is very much required but the problem is that "in order to get work experience you need to get a job and in order to get job you need work experience" and thus usually students get into dilemma of what to do?? I would request @||Dr.Goutam

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