For lawyers, education and ability are of course very important, just like people's left and right hands, neither of which can be wasted, if the importance of the two must be compared, it depends on which stage of life they are in.
For recent college graduates, there is often such confusion, is it better to find a job or continue to study?
Recently, I have encountered a lot of such questions, to name a few:
Last Sunday afternoon, Professor Zhou Linbin of Sun Yat-sen University came to our firm to hold a lecture on new company law, accompanied by a graduate student, and when he chatted after the lecture, Professor Zhou asked the author: Do you think it is better for the graduate student to continue to study for a doctorate after graduation, or to take the civil service examination? It seems that you can't have both fish and bear's paws.
Yesterday, after talking about business at the client's place, one of the client's executives asked the author, do you think college graduates are more important to find a job, academic qualifications or ability?
These are excellent debate topics, and if a debate tournament is held, both pros and cons can be talked about endlessly, quoting scriptures, and it is difficult for either side to completely refute the other.
Aside from individual cases and accidental factors, for example, in the past, many people with no academic qualifications were able to start from scratch and start amazing businesses by working on their own. From the perspective of real society and high probability, for recent graduates, academic qualifications are obviously more important than ability, mainly because:
Whether it is a state-owned enterprise, a bank or the government recruiting civil servants, there are minimum academic requirements, even many private enterprises or law firms have a certain academic threshold, if the academic qualifications do not meet, in the resume screening will be blocked out of the door, the so-called interview, written test has no chance at all, let alone the probation period. Not long ago, a friend sent me her daughter's resume, her daughter has passed the judicial examination and completed the internship stage, obtained a lawyer's license, wants to transfer to another firm, asked the author's law firm if there is a need, except for the graduation school, the rest of the other aspects are excellent, according to the author's Zhuo Jian law firm recruitment standards, only the basic condition of academic qualifications does not meet, in desperation, had to refuse.
There is a video on the Internet about why students at Peking University and Tsinghua University are more favored and valued by society than students in ordinary schools, so as to refute the so-called prejudice and unfairness theory. Traditional test-oriented education does have many drawbacks, but it is undeniable that whether it is high school or university, scores are hard currency, good schools like hard-working students, and good units also like motivated employees. The kind of person who has been in the society since he was a child, and wants to hope to change his mind after entering the workplace, can only be a fool's dream, and no one wants to believe it.
As the saying goes: "one white covers one hundred ugliness", which reflects a common psychological phenomenon in people's aesthetics, that is, the halo effect. The halo effect is when the initial impression of tendencies causes other qualities to be overshadowed in similar colors. Although the halo effect is inevitably biased, it cannot be denied that it is an objective psychological phenomenon. For myself, graduating from a prestigious school and having a high degree is enough to let myself look down on the crowd, at least I can do it at eye level, no matter I deal with colleagues or superiors, I will not have stage fright, and when I communicate with people, I can naturally reveal a kind of nobility of being a famous teacher, and this kind of confidence and temperament can not be pretended to be in any way.
On the one hand, it is indeed convenient to screen resumes and quickly filter talents through academic qualifications, but it is also necessary to prevent the omission of some talents with low academic qualifications but outstanding ability in a certain aspect, such as professional and technical personnel, administrative auxiliary personnel and other positions that do not have too high requirements for academic qualifications, or although there are requirements, but the general job seekers who graduated from the school, if they have special skills or resources, they can be introduced according to special talents. On the other hand, academic qualifications can only represent the past, learning ability can determine the future, when examining candidates, in addition to paying attention to academic qualifications, we should also pay attention to learning ability, academic qualifications are sufficient proof of learning ability, but not the only proof, through the probation period, KPI assessment, continuous training and self-study, etc., can also help employees continue to improve themselves, including academic qualifications.
From the perspective of college graduates, it is commendable to continue to study and obtain a high degree in one go, but this is not without drawbacks, that is, living in the ivory tower for a long time, too little contact with the outside world, and it is inevitable that there will be an adaptation period after entering the society. What's more, without social practice, what you have learned is useless, even if you get a master's degree or doctorate, it is nothing more than empty talk about serving the country and researching the air, such as "why does winter melon grow into an elliptical shape", far away from social needs and people's suffering, in fact, a waste of life and resources.
Therefore, after graduating from a bachelor's or graduate school, you may wish to work for a period of time, familiarize yourself with the social environment, understand the needs of society, and then continue your studies, so that your learning is more targeted. Or use the time of winter and summer vacations to participate in more work internships and social practices, and reasonably plan your academic qualifications and life according to the habit of starting with the end in mind.