In response to the open job position http://www.selu.edu/Administration/Depts/HumanResources/hrojobun.htm#Systems%20Administrator
Let me preface this with: I can fully understand that working at a university, they would want you to have a degree from a university. On to the rant: Why is it that places always want a Bachelor's degree. For example, I have an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Networking with several certifications, and have been a systems administrator for all of the libraries in Vermilion Pairsh library for over 2 years now. According to most of the requirements requesting Bachelor's degree these days, I guess I got lucky to get this position. Not to offend anyone, but I have had conversations with people that have computer science degrees and wasn't too impressed. To be fair though, I have talked to many people with an Associates degree in computers and was really not impressed. What is it about having a Bachelor's degree in computer science that makes them "stand out" enough to make this the base line requirement. Most of the computer people that I have seen that are very good at what they do don't nessecarily have a bachelor's degree, but more of a love for technology, patience, the ability to want to learn new things, and the ability to problem solve. Personally, I had no interest in going to get a 4 year degree. I wanted to get in there and get hands on experience with networking and operating systems instead of learning COBOL, FORTRAN, and C. I have NO interest in learning programming (although I have more interest in it now, not enough to go to school for it though), which is what I see that most colleges teach in a computer science program. Do any of you know a university that has a degree in networking? I'm just curious. I was very happy with the level of education I received at the technical collage, although I had a very good instructor who actually cared and showed up, and also had to go way above and beyond on my own to get to the level that I'm at. Also, there are a lot of people who have degrees in other fields, but later get into the tech field. I wonder if they are not considered for positions like this since they don't have a "Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university" Sorry for the rant, but I guess i'm just curious as to other people's opinions on 4 year degrees and IT positions. Thoughts? Adam J. Melancon _________________________________________________________________ Try MSN Messenger 6.0 with integrated webcam functionality! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_webcam
