Adrian, I'd have to say a lot depends on the employer. Where I work, they value the paper. I got into the company by someone I knew getting my resume into the right hands, but for two years no one would judge me by what I knew. I took the time and got my MCSA and overnight I was suddenly the Windows Guru. And a similar reaction when I got my GCIH. I am now working on my degree for a bachelor's in Comp Sci because I have been told by a mentor that sooner or later I will hit a glass ceiling without it. Am I getting something out of it? Yes, but it is definitely more academic/theoretical that practical, but I do find some of the classes flesh out some of the practical learning I have had. That's my two cents.
Kevin On Feb 1, 2011, at 5:50 PM, Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I was speaking with someone today from a different field today that > has a masters. I alluded to the fact that I'm loosing interest in the > "Security Informatics" masters program I'm in because of lack of perceived > applicability, time taken that I could use learning other things, and it > seems like there is a huge disconnect between academia vs. what I see in the > industry (through my admittedly limited experience listening to podcast, > reading forums/mailing list, going to conferences, etc). His take was that > I'd be competing with people in the future, and the masters degree could > likely be the deciding factor. Do you think that is really true? Or do you > think employers will start to see academia as it has become to be a largely > wasteful exercise vs. getting your name out there and learning/getting > experience on your own? When I hear about people going into great debt to get > something that amounts to a union card in many cases (a degree), it kind of > makes be hope the whole system can be reformed. For what I've seen in the > industry, it seems to mater more what people know you for than any degree you > have. Am I wrong? Anyone got a different way to look at it? > > Adrian > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
