[rescue] cheap gps for time reference

[Gary Nichols]

Speaking from experience (as a hiring manager and an employee), you don't 
WANT to work at a place that requires a degree for a tape-swapping 
position.  That reaks of PHB-isms's and an ignorant HR department.

I don't want to go off on a rant here, but...

<rant>
Example:
I do information security for my $primary-job, and when I hire people to 
my team at $large-insurance-company, I look for mad security sk1llz.  
No degree? 
Ok.  
No certification? 
Ok.  
But can you perform a pen test? yes? 
ok - 
can you write policies and procedures? yes? 
ok - 
past work experience? 
ok.

At this point, I would talk to them about a number of topics probing for 
their level of knowledge.  If I get warm fuzzies, they are hired.

Requiring someone in $geek-line-of-work to be degreed is ludicrous.  
What's next - Burger King required an associates to be a shift lead?

</rant>

The greatest employees I have ever had were degree-less with no or maybe 
one certs - but lots of practical experience be it at $job or $home.

Don't give up.

 On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, Kris Kirby wrote:
> I'm having trouble finding a job that doesn't want me to have an MCSE. Or
> a $55k/yr position swapping tapes that requires a CS-B.S./M.S. (Or Bs.C.)
> 
> Degreed I am not, but it's fscking rediculous sometimes.