On Fri, 2012-01-13 at 09:01 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> Most position requirements (and some degree programs) require
> experience OR education.
I agree, whether they actually mean that or not is another question. I
started college, but ran out of money so I never got my degree. A
friend I meet in college was working for Locheed Martin (now United
Launch Alliance) at the time, and could not get through many of her
programming classes without my help. But despite 15 years experience
and 3 years of college, and experience teaching networking and
programming at a local Community College, they would not hire me.
But dear reader... don't despair... I did find a great company to work
for that paid me better than she is getting paid. Spent 5 years doing
R&D, when they downsized and eliminated the position. She is still
stuck doing the same thing, while I spent 6 weeks between gigs, and got
a 15% raise, and am now with a company that is allowing me to drive my
career where I want it to go. With a company that is growing and taking
their employees along with them.
I guess the morale of the story is... Some companies care, for what I
believe are a series of bureaucratic and CYA rules and regulations. But
at least from my experience... these companies suck to work for. The
same forces that force the degree to start with, also limit the ability
to move up. After all, if they are not looking at your talent when they
hire you, what makes you think they are going to look at your talent
when new needs arise? Funny think is, I would accept less to work in a
company that is looking at how I can advance and how my advance can help
them, than I would for many of these larger, bureaucratic organizations.
But the fact that I actually get paid more, and get the ability to craft
my career? Well, like I said, some companies will say they will accept
experience, others actually will, and my experience shows that companies
that actually will, are far better to work for in the end.
>
> In government postions, educational caste systems related to pay scale
> are not negotiable.
This just makes my last point EXACTLY.
Kevin
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