People often wonder which is more important when applying for a job; experience or qualifications.
This often depends on what job you are applying for as some require you to have certain qualifications for you to be allowed to do the job. For example, if you want to be a doctor then qualifications are obviously vital and therefore will be mandatory. If you are looking to becoming a hairdresser then you may do a qualification or you may decide to train on the job and use your experience when applying for other positions. If you are applying for a job based on experience then you may need to be able to prove this by demonstrating that you can do the tasks required.
The ideal candidate for the majority of jobs will have a balance of both but sometimes it is hard to get the experience you need if no one is willing to offer you a position without it. If this is the case you may even consider doing voluntary work for a while to get experience you need to allow you to apply for more jobs and have a better chance of success when you do.