The Great Debate: Education VS Experience in the
Construction Industry
It used to be you never needed to go to college to get a decent job. College simply was not
something everyone did forty or fifty years ago. Today, more and more people are going on to...
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The Great Debate: Education VS Experience in the
Construction Industry
It used to be you never needed to go to college to get a decent job. College simply was not
something everyone did forty or fifty years ago. Today, more and more people are going on to
higher education and earning advanced degrees.
But how has the construction industry changed? What does it require to get a construction job
today compared to decades ago, or even in the last few years? What do construction
companies look for when reviewing a potential candidate’s credentials? Years or experience of
years of schooling?
The experience of working on a construction job site or managing a construction project is quite
different than learning about it in a classroom. You gain a hands-on understanding to how a
project operates, and you deal with other construction employees on a regular basis. Project
managers learn more than just what can be found in a textbook; they discover exactly what is
required on the field and can l
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