When asked about the significance of a college degree for a prospective employee, a friend responded that it showed that the individual had to do thing they didn't like or didn't want to do, but did them well enough to pass. The same could be said of any branch of military service.
Terry Traylor charlesSCHWAB TIS Mainframe Storage Management Remedy Queue: tis-hs-mstg (602) 977-5154 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Conway Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Job ad for z/OS systems programmer trainee A college degree can usually be taken as an indication of Ted's points. Provided other factors are allowed in place of a degree, I have no problem with Ted's statements. I DO have a problem with the a blanket "college degree required" for a job. My highest year of school completed? 10th grade. The Marine Corps took care of the rest in return for 21 years of my life. There are multiple paths to success. College, while the most traditional one, is not the only one. Cheers,,,Steve Steve Conway Lead Systems Programmer Information Systems & Services Division Computer & Network Operations Phone: (703) 450-3156 Fax: (703) 450-3197 Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> 01/28/2008 09:07 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Job ad for z/OS systems programmer trainee >A belief that formal education, diplomas, etc equate with intelligence, competence, qualifications to perform an occupation is a widespread contemporary prejudice. It's got a similarity of a faith. Occasionally expressions of this "faith" come up on this list, unchallenged, and they irritate me. This 'faith' is grounded in facts: 1. You require a minimal intelligence to get through formal education. 2. You need some grounding in the fundamentals of your trade. 3. You have to prove you are trainable. If this is prejudice, so be it! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
