Whats more important ? Work Experience, Certifications, or Education/Degrees?

[Hemlock140]

It does vary by the job, in some cases certification/licensing are required, and without that nothing else matters. For example, doctors, lawyers, teachers. For most of our jobs there is a requirement for several years of experience, and in some cases when certification, a degree or advanced degree is required, we may allow additional years of experience to be substituted.

[tnff]

Degrees. Because without that you don't even get looked at, do not pass go, do not collect $200. If and only if you have the degree do we start looking at other factors, certs, experience.

Everyone likes to create the false dichotomy. It's not either/or; rather it's both/and. The degree is mandatory to get past the moat dragon of HR, then experience, certs, etc separate out the rest.