These days Job Applications without degrees tend to get stamped [FRIDAY] and filed appropriately...
A degree can help you get a chance at being evaluated as a candidate, though curiously , having a degree that is relevant often seems less important than having a degree. Mine for example is in a different discipline completely (Economics) though having graduated from that I went straight on to do a grad diploma in computing so I could actually do something that would get me a job - buts its been the degree thats counted for more in various applications (jobs, visas etc...) despite being quite irrelevant to my work. Personally I think experience should count for more than education. All the good stuff I know about (Java, Patterns, XP , struts etc...), I learned during my working life... (Mind you 80 to 90 hours of work per week tends to cram a lot more knowledge in than a few hours of occasional lectures interrupting relaxation at the university tavern!) -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Kyser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2003 04:31 To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: [OT] Re: Does a degree matter? Unfortunately, to many who are hiring, the degree is an important screen before further consideration. and in a tough market, where there are many applicants for each job, they can afford to be choosy. I've known many a bright guy who did not have a degree, and their salary always seemed lower that others who might be less competent / productive, but who had degrees. I'm sure there are exceptions, including some spectacular ones, but that's certainly the general trend I've seen. and with defense contracting, where I worked most of my career, many times, labor categories on government procurements were tied to degrees and years of experience, and it was very difficult to even place a non-degreed person on a high dollar position. That being said, is it worth it? Depends - how close would you be to a degree (any prerequisites out of the way yet?). How much can you stand working all day and going to school at night, being away from family? probably only you can make that decision. its a tough one. -jeff On Saturday, March 29, 2003, at 02:09 PM, Brandon Goodin wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm trying to make a decision as to what I am going to do. I am > sucking wind on profitable work. So, I was thinking about going to > school and getting a BA in Comp Science to make myself more attractive > in the job market. Is it really worth doing? I've been doing > development for 5 years professionaly. 2 years Perl and ASP, 3 years > Java. Prior to that I was hobbying in those languages on my own. My > knowledge is competitive with anyone else in my realm of experience. > Anyways, I was just wondering how important you all think a BA in > Computer Science is for a family man trying to give his career a > boost. > > Brandon Goodin > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
