Hasta La Motion!

thanks to anyone in advanced who can help me. its my first post cuz i really wanted to ask these questions. also thought they belonged here, sorry if they dont.

1.) in today’s industry does one/can one get a job souly by a demo reel? from what i read thats how its done but then education is always mentioned. can i actually get the job with just a demo reel and no training.

2.) while not as serious its a demo reel question. i know its bad to use popular stock footage in a reel, but im wondering about the footage that comes with the popular fxphd classes. it seems they are pretty popular here and a major catch or draw of theres is the ability to use there footage in your reel. even these guys so called pros are tellling you to do it. so im wondering should i?