There is a universal trend across the world that more and more people are entering into universities and acquiring the higher education needed for many jobs. However, with so many graduates each year, it becomes questionable as to what merit university diploma’s hold. Chloe Chow summed up the situation nicely with the comment “A degree nowadays, certainly does not guarantee you a high paid job, or any job in fact” .
However, while she believes that experience, social life and leadership skills are just as important as a university diploma, I believe on the contrary that diplomas are one of the most crucial things to obtain.
Society is constructed in such a way that a legal merit is required to advance to most jobs. University diploma is an example of a legal merit proof. Most intellectual and advanced jobs require some form of a university diploma. Therefore, leadership skills and social connections are insofar important if that person also has the university diploma to ensure entry into a job. The latter cannot exist without the former while the former can stand independently.
Greater significance should be given to the diploma for the reason stated above, and the attributes to become a successful employee should not all be weighed on the same platform.
