programming courses?

[Ralph Doncaster]

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004, Christopher Browne wrote:

> Ralph Doncaster wrote:
> >> Those looking for people with years and years of .NET experience also
> >> seem similarly stupid...
> >
> > I find it rather ironic when people complain about not getting an
> > interview at a company due to stupid hiring practices.  If it's a dumb
> > company, why would anyone intelligent want to work there?
>
> There may be perfectly competent techie folk around; it's just that you
> can't get to them unless you can get through HR.

In all the companies I worked for, HR didn't make up the requirements on
their own.  So if you see a job listed with 5yrs of 802.1x experience as a
requirement, chances are that the group manager (not just HR) is pretty
stupid.

What I have also found is that when someone wants to get a job at a
company and they don't get it, they'll often find excuses for why it's not
their fault.

If you're looking for technical job (linux-related or otherwise) remember
what counts for a business: money.  Most people would be better off to get
a $9/hr helpdesk job in a company and work your way up from there instead
of spending $5K/yr in tuition for a degree or diploma in computers.

-Ralph
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