On 21/09/11 21:51, Wesley Parish wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just a few (probably ironic) points - Christchurch is probably a lot
> more "old boy" than other places I've been in New Zealand, though the
> fact that I don't have any family members here - there are other
> Parishes about, but they are First Fleet Canterbury settler
> descendants, whereas my father's family are Aucklanders.
it is..
I was looking for a job (10 years ago), but the story is probably still
valid.
I went into a jobsRus firm, and went through an introductory interview
process..
She looked at my CV, which mentioned two university degrees.
Her only question was: "What school did you go to?" It is important to
have this
- she explained something about school ties etc.
I was flabbergasted - comments about the relevance of the school came to
mind,
given the nature of the Uni qualifications. Perhaps I should have said,
"Well, if school is important, should I not mention the kindergarten I
went to?"
Now, to bring it on topic.
This parochialness is less of an issue in Linux - anyone is good..
However, if you don't speak/write English - it is a bit harder.
Cheers,
Derek.
--
Derek J Smithies Ph.D.
Christchurch,
New Zealand
-- "How did you make it work??" "the usual, got everything right"
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