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Experience is not a track record.

If there's one skill thats invaluable in any industry, it's a track record; of problem solving experience. An education simply won't give this unless you're possibly in some extended research role.

If you are lucky enough to get an education, it's another foundation to work from, but it will not make up for experience resulting in a track record.

Assuming this post refers to the track record of positively learning from our experience; we see the world does kind of run this way. Can't always fake it till you make it forever.

Having a bit of both:

Experience and track record of results will always beat education. Why? Education and theoretical stuff isn't in the real world often enough.

Experience, resulting in track record of successfully overcoming challenges is very, very valuable.



> If you are lucky enough to get an education, it's another foundation to work from, but it will not make up for experience resulting in a track record.

> Experience and track record of results will always beat education.

I see these as two very separate things. Why do you compare them?


People connect them as if they are related. In the tech space it's not the case so much but it's the prevailing mindset in many, many industries.




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