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[Don Parris]

On 5/5/05, David Aikema <daikema at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/4/05, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
> > in the United States. Is the IT talent sky falling? I don't think so,
> > because I feel the importance of a computer-science degree is
> > overstated.
> 
> I think that a lot of people with degrees will end up working at least
> a portion of their lives in a different field than that which their
> major is in.  Personally I'd look for more for a degree of some sort
> than a degree in a particular field if hiring.
> 
> >  If I had used the
> > computer-science degree as a nonnegotiable litmus test in hiring, I
> > would have missed out on some top IT talent with all of these traits in
> > abundance.
> 
> Perhaps some of this is because computer science is a relatively young
> discipline.  Quite a few people in this stated, may have started their
> careers before much of the current technology was around and then
> became involved in the technology's development.  You definitely don't
> need a computer-science degree for every coding task.
> 
> >  But the
> > lack of a computer-science degree won't doom you to irrelevance, nor
> > does it mean a better-educated candidate from Palo Alto, Calif., or
> > Bangalore, India, will edge you out of the job market. Just ask Bill
> > Gates, who is still a few credits shy of graduation.
> 
> Bad example.  He did have at least some post-secondary education, and
> also came equipped with a million-dollar trust fund courtesy of his
> grandfather.
> 
> I'd spend more time on a reply, but I have to run off to class...
> (which could indicate a slight pro-university bias).  Perhaps I'll
> expand on this in an hour or so.
> 
> David
> 
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