When an employer requires a degree, it's not the programming training gotten through the school that they are looking for. Rather it's the overall education. I've known some brilliant programmers that could not put 2 words together to form an intelligent sentence. Hand them a spec and they could whip out some amazing code. Ask them to explain an issue to a user and they fail hopelessly.
Also, a degree implies a certain level of "stick-to-it-ness" or perseverance. Meaning that the applicant has started and completed a multi-year program of study. A goal was set and met. That is an important trait for some employers. Gordon J. Glorfield Sr. Applications Developer MAMSI (A UnitedHealth Company) 301-360-8839 [snip] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Adrian Matthews > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 09:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [U2] Technical Product Manager opening in Boston > (PICK/UniVerse/U2) > > > I always wonder why people insist on a degree. Surely by the > time you've got the experience to do a job like this the fact > of whether you've got a degree or not is pretty irrelevant. > > [snip] > BS Degree required [snip] This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
