I agree with your point. However I have considered getting a masters or even an MBA for the same reason he mentioned. The people that matter (the ones that will pay me the big bucks) seem to respect the paper more than the knowledge or abilities.
Jeremy Pommerening CISSP,GCFA,GPEN,GAWN,GCFW, MCSE Win2K, MCSE NT4 --- On Tue, 2/1/11, Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> wrote: From: Adrian Crenshaw <[email protected]> Subject: [Pauldotcom] The future, what employers look for, and degrees To: "PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 4:50 PM Ok, I was speaking with someone today from a different field today that has a masters. I alluded to the fact that I'm loosing interest in the "Security Informatics" masters program I'm in because of lack of perceived applicability, time taken that I could use learning other things, and it seems like there is a huge disconnect between academia vs. what I see in the industry (through my admittedly limited experience listening to podcast, reading forums/mailing list, going to conferences, etc). His take was that I'd be competing with people in the future, and the masters degree could likely be the deciding factor. Do you think that is really true? Or do you think employers will start to see academia as it has become to be a largely wasteful exercise vs. getting your name out there and learning/getting experience on your own? When I hear about people going into great debt to get something that amounts to a union card in many cases (a degree), it kind of makes be hope the whole system can be reformed. For what I've seen in the industry, it seems to mater more what people know you for than any degree you have. Am I wrong? Anyone got a different way to look at it? Adrian -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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