Is a degree crucial for a job?

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130607-is-a-degree-crucial-for-a-job

Spain's like France, since 2007, the media didn't report it, that's where the difference is. French employers want perfect candidates that fit with ideals only they know about. So say you got all the skills for the job, and say you thought they actually liked you, well that doesn't guarantee anything. I wonder if they actually really recruit at times.

And I believe experience is worth a lot more than a degree, but to gain valuable experience in a field you might need to create the opportunity yourself, if there's no opportunity.

experience comes in very handy when solving familiar problems


but when it comes to solving novel problems, then reverting to first principles become key


and this where a university degree comes in handy


thus for jobs where there is little or no possibility for novel or unusual situations to present themselves, then experience will do


however, in jobs where situationsa are less structured and repetitive and more fluid, then the ability to revert to first principles become important


a university degree gives one a set of tools, it does not teach one everything, but with a set of tools, a person can go on building


all subjects at university level requires one to think and solve problems, it is this process of deduction and/or induction that is of the greatest value to an individual