Ya, they also should list how many of their staff are veterans, and of those
if any of them are disabled in one way or another. The Gov. awards
contracts based on points and both of those will score as many or more
points then just a degree alone. Through in a degree and a veteran and your
points go up, then so does your chance of landing that Gov. job.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howell, Katie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
>
>
> ok, I'll bite:
>
> BA in theater design (believe it or not, the drafting/scenic
> design classes
> really help with page layout) then back to school (16 yrs later) for a
> masters in Computer Resources and Information Management.
>
> My 2 bits for the value of a degree...when working for a government
> contractor, having a degree (in my experience anyway) is almost a
> requirement. When your company bids on a gov't job, they
> actually list how
> many staff members have advanced degrees.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon DiOrio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
>
>
> Bachelor of Fine Arts here.
>
> "Well, the application is busted, but it sho does look purty."
>
> Sharon
>
> At 01:24 PM 5/15/2000 -0400, Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM wrote:
> >oddly enough, my degree is a split major in writing and computer science.
> ;)
> >
> >Chris Olive
> >DOHRS Website Administrator
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Stewart McGowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:18 PM
> >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >Subject: RE: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> >
> >
> > I don't know about in the states but out of ten developers, nine
> >have degrees in technical subjects and well the boss has an
> english degree
> >:)
> >
> > Stew
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Todd Ashworth [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: 15 May 2000 18:30
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: Re: OT: School Days - (was: Lighten things up a little)
> >>
> >> OK .. I'll give you that, but then again, how hard would it
> really be to
> >> pick up on those concepts on your own? I don't doubt the value of that
> >> degree in certain situations; It *can* give you an edge. In
> many cases,
> >> especially when dealing with jobs involving new technology, just having
> >> the
> >> degree is more important than what it's in .. if the degree is even
> >> important at all.
> >>
> >> A college education does tend to make one a more well rounded
> individual
> >> and
> >> I suppose that's desirable to some people. Unfortunately, the
> way I see
> >> it
> >> is that the college degree won't play a big role for me until
> I get more
> >> experience under my belt and move on up into much more competitive
> >> markets.
> >> In today's computer age, you can go a good long ways without one, but
> they
> >> really help if you want to get to the top :) So .. I say if
> you have the
> >> chance to go, take it. It can't hurt and will help, even if
> indirectly.
> >> Besides, I just want to say I is edumacated .. That's why I'm
> going back
> >> for
> >> a masters in biology. :)
> >>
> >> Heh .. wonder how I can work that into ColdFusion development?
> >>
> >> hmmm .. <cf_mitosis>?
> >> Or maybe start a new company, hire Linus Torlvolds and call it
> >> Transmetaphase?
> >>
> >> OK .. I'm just being silly now.
> >>
> >> Seriously, has anyone had any experience with ColdFusion jobs where the
> >> employers were concerned with the level of post secondary
> education? I'm
> >> really curious now.
> >>
> >> .Todd
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Olive, Christopher M Mr USACHPPM"
> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 12:08 PM
> >> Subject: RE: Slightly OT: Lighten things up a little
> >>
> >>
> >> | i'm afraid i'd have to disagree with that. i may not "use"
> anything i
> >> | learned in college in respect that they never taught me ASP, CF, IIS,
> >> etc.
> >> | however, the concept of a stack, queue, linked list,
> structure, array,
> >> etc.,
> >> | is universal to languages (ok, well, most languages). it is in
> >> | *understanding* the concepts of these things that college shows its
> >> value.
> >> | because of this (fairly) solid foundation in programming
> *theory*, i am
> >> | better able to leverage my skill sets in languages i know. more
> >> | importantly, they help me in learning something new. when
> you boil it
>
> >> down,
> >> | all languages are the same (ok, there are sub-types of programming
> >> languages
> >> | (procedural, functional, OO)), all you need to know is where
> to put the
> >> semi
> >> | colons.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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