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WHICH ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT AND WHY? (A). CERTIFICATE (B). SKILL

It is important we have a clear understanding and stand when it comes to hiring a prospective employee having a degree certificate or having a skill respectively.

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Both, first look at the certificate obtained by the person, and then focus on looking at the skill deeply because it is the skill that helps to increase productivity at work more

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Peter hi. It will depend on the characteristics of the business and the position. Also, sometimes, you wil have to take in consideration local regulations, business policies, etc. Have a great week.

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If asked to choose one then Skill is the best.A cirtificate is just to support your skill and mainly focus on the theoretical strength thus testing the mind but with skill you can achieve anything even without cirtificate. In Africa we are to increase our skill growth as we only mainly focus on the theory side of education

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You need both invest in a program that offers the value of both. All certs are not made equal so it depends on what vert and what is the goal if its a credential like PMP, CSM, MBA etc. then yes worth it. However if you dont have skills on your experiences to match then it wont do much to help in getting great work opportunities. Experience triumphs Certs.

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Skills is very important because you can have the certificate but lack the skills to execute what is in the certificate

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The two are related and must be compared when hiring candidates. A certificate holder is a candidate based generally on education, but may also include hands on training. Skill sets by candidates are generally measured by validated experience.

The comparison involves the candidate pool available and how astutely the interviewer determines the best performer for the job considering both qualifications.

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Skill is more important than certificate. This is because a person with skill will serve the people smartly but certificates can be forged to to a person without skill and his/ her might serve people poorly.

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Skill is more important than certificate. This is because a person with skill will serve the people smartly but certificates can be forged to to a person without skill and his/ her might serve people poorly.

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Both of them are important. But you should know first the purpose of your need. having skills is the key to handle your job but Certificate is a kind of document that proof that you have some skills. In some recruitment procedure certificate is required to let know more about the applier

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Hi, skills is important, certificate it's also good , for reference purposes.

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