How likely is a company willing to hire a college graduate with a masters degree as opposed to someone with experience.
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Angie’s Answer
Kristen’s Answer
That's a great question. It really depends on the specific job that you're applying for, as there are many industries that hire candidates directly out of college without any specific work experience as long as they have a degree in the right field that provides the right base knowledge. For example, public accounting firms hire entry-level auditor positions that are students with accounting or business administration degrees directly out of college with no work experience required. However, it is usually a good idea to have work experience on your resume even if its not directly related to the particular job or field that you're pursuing. Work experience can help demonstrate that you can handle a set of responsibilities, have a strong work ethic, etc.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Austin’s Answer
Kellen,
Good question. Companies like candidates with an education as well as those who have relevant work experience. Having good work experience/having a masters degree does not mean that you are automatically going to be chosen over someone with the trait that you do not possess. Hiring decisions are rarely based on one facet of someone's resume, decisions are based on the whole of someone. Every company may have different preferences so it really depends what the company does and the job that you are applying for. Some careers that are highly technical like to see work experience while there are some jobs that actually require a masters or other graduate degree. What the desired traits are will be published by the company and should be noted on the job description. Often, employers want BOTH a degree AND relevant work experience. For example, the job I currently have required me to have a B.A. as well as 1-3 years of work experience; having just one of these two qualifications would not have worked as I needed both to be hired.
Because of the subjective nature of employer preferences and the different qualifications that different jobs prioritize you should read each and every job description very carefully to discover what their preferences are. At the end of the day you should not be worried about all the other people applying for jobs, focus on yourself and your qualifications. You can't control what kind of people apply to the same job as you so it is not worth it to worry yourself. Doing your best and focusing on your qualifications is what you should be doing.
I hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck in your job hunt!!
Best,
Austin
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