Fair enough. Why hire PhDs and MA/MSes then, if a BA gets it done? Or, is hiring PhDs and MA/MSes fresh, with no experience in the company, better than growing an employee from a BA to an MA/MS/PhD? Would graduate coursework in education, language, networks, computing, management, help an employee be a better asset to a company and grow within the company? Or, is it better to hire those who have this stuff coming in? I am looking for thoughts from the group. Cheers, Sean
________________________________ From: Sue Heim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:13 PM To: Brierley, Sean Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] graduate education not a benefit What would a graduate degree provide to your employer, in tangible benefits? Besides personal development, I mean. I can kinda understand where they are coming from. A graduate degree is way different than a BA or BS. What type of advantage would having the advanced degree give you in order to do your job better? Are there positions in your department where having a graduate degree would be a requirement, thereby allowing for promotional opps? Wouldn't specialized training and/or classes/conferences provide better benefit to your employer? Just playin' devil's advocate here! :) ...sue On 6/12/07, Brierley, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, We just did our self-evaluations for our employer. At the department meeting today, the boss said getting a masters degree was not an objective that supported company goals and was not a good objective for our self reviews. Yours truly mentioned pursuing a masters degree in his self review. Last year, I put on there getting more familiar with our product line and becoming an SME in some areas, and I'm doing that. But I do that anyway. Slots in company training courses on our product were given to folks other than me this year, because I already have a good base and the other folks are newer. So, company training is not something I have ready access to. And, I learn our product anyway. And, moreover, I want new things in my self review, not the same ones every year. Additionally, my employer pays folks with an MA more than folks with a BA, and folks with a PhD significantly more, for the same level of work. And, allegedly, my employer does have tuition reimbursement, though I can find no examples of it. 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