I wanted to pipe in on a few things here. Some of you may remember a discussion, like this one, from last year (my original post is also on my blog somewhere.) That being said, you may already know how I feel about this topic. However, first I would like to comment on the post that started this thread, the job at Verian Technologies.
I interviewed, and was accepted for, this position, several months ago. Due to a number of personal reasons I had to turn the position down. That being said, I keep communication open with the team at Verian. My impressions, from the many different phone calls and meetings I had with several different people in their organization, is that they are a highly cohesive team, with great focus, and an outstanding product. They have been using CF since version 1, and continue to build upon each new advancement. They place a good deal of emphasis on team building, and foster an environment of professional growth. Should my circumstances ever change, I would be proud to work for the Verian team. I do not have a degree. I took several semesters, from UMUC, of focused OOP classes just before life got in the way (new job, baby, etc). But I do have an extensive background in IT, with emphasis on programming and seven years in CF, so I don't feel threatened when a job listing says a 'degree is required.' I let my experience speak for itself, and it knows the language pretty well. (For the record, I will go back to finish my degree. There is always more to learn, and I never stop.) My last comment is to Aaron, who maybe didn't realize (or care) that others were watching. A great deal of my 'start' in programming began with the 9+ years I spent in the US Army. I would hire one good veteran, with little formal education, over a dozen snot nosed grads with no discipline. And I would have a far more productive team from doing so, in my experience. You might not have meant to come off insulting, but you insulted me. Steve "Cutter" Blades Adobe Certified Professional Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Developer ____________ http://blog.cutterscrossing.com The best way to predict the future is to help create it > Subject: Re: Sr. ColdFusion Software Engineer Needed - Charlotte, NC > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: cf-jobs-talk@houseoffusion.com > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:35:21 -0500 > > Join the military, just try not to join a branch that will make ya a bullet > stopper > > On 8/27/07, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Still, I think it is an expensive way to gain a focus. Surely there > > must be more cost effective ways? > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3444 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
