[wplug] Best mid-life career advice

[Bryan J Smith]

Somewhere in the '80s H-R (stupid Blackberry) departments
really lost their focus, and started requiring credentials that are
completely wack.  An engineering degree is *NOT* remotely
required for sysadmin work, much less do they appreciate an engineering
technology degree, which is actual a more sound program for many.

Worse yet, some just want "any degree" for a technical position.
That's why when I run into people who have such jobs that want such,
I tell them to just go correspondence or whatever they can that is easiest.
Credentials *USED* to be about substance, or better yet, were
properly required or not for a position. Nowdays they are H-R filters.

I don't know how many times I couldn't hire very qualified individuals
because of stupid H-R non-sense. Needless to say, I didn't stay at
those clients very long.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Drew from Zhrodague <drew at zhrodague.net>

Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:41:02 
To:General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
Subject: Re: [wplug] Best mid-life career advice


> I know very few sys admins who actually have a formal education for their
> trade, my degree is in Psychology/Criminal Justice :)

 	Agreed. I have a GED, no college, and I am a sysadmin.

 	I did, however, learn UNIX at CMU. I also have 11 years of 
experience at ISPs, dotcoms, and megacorps. I rely on my experience pretty 
heavily, even though HR may look for degree/certs.


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