Experience
are event that occurred throughout person’s life that influences their
knowledge. Whereas, GPA is a measure of individual’s academic achievements.
An
employee who have high GPA may have all the information about the field, but
he/she may not be able to apply it and deal with the real professional setting.
On the other hand, experienced employee will know how to apply their knowledge
effectively and efficiently to perform task as they’ve been exposed and
involved in those events.
Employers
ask for GPA’s. They set a bar on what grade they want. For example, “2.0 GPA or
above can apply” you would see this on most job vacancy because GPA is also a
tool to determine whether the individuals are qualified potential to execute
the job effectively and have the drive to learn. High GPA signals positive
remarks about you to the employer as it shows you are dedicated and hardworking.
While,
experience comes with knowledge. It teaches employees to gain skills, knowledge
to adapt in situations and changes of the working environment. Therefore, employers
do favour experience employees as they know the individual’s capability and are
certain that they are qualified for the job. Experience demonstrate of your
skills in the practical setting. Furthermore, it is also cost efficient for employers
to hire experienced individual’s as they do not need to invest much on
training.
Even,
universities express the importance of both grades and especially experience.
They encourage students to get as much as experience as it is essential to
increase your chances of getting a job once you graduate. They even offer a
type of degree that comes with opportunity to get work experience as part of
your academic credit such as placement, Internship, or on job training programs.
Both
are considered equally important, but employers and we can’t deny that they do
prefer experience than a high GPA. You can gain experience through internship programs, placement, volunteering, part/full time employment, training etc.
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