Open Source Jobs

William Park opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org
Fri Oct 15 19:00:17 UTC 2004


On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 02:41:23PM -0400, Emma Jane Hogbin wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 02:18:39PM -0400, Henry Spencer wrote:
> > One caution:  if you don't have *a* degree, most any employer large
> > enough to have an HR department will have a strong tendency to
> > consign your resume to the recycle bin without reading it.  This has
> > nothing to do with
> 
> I'd tend to agree with this. My B.Sc. in environmental science has
> helped me a great deal in getting initial interviews. I don't think
> it's critical to have an exact match between your degree and what
> you'd like a job in, rather it shows: (1) commitment (at least three
> years to get a degree), (2) training in/and practice of
> _methodologies_ (i.e. how to run a lab experiment and report the
> results, or researching and writing essays).
> 
> One of my past employers said he prefers university grads to college
> grads. In his experience a university grad is better at researching
> topics they don't already understand and therefore better able to
> adapt to a changing work environment. This isn't true of _all_
> employers...but it is something to be aware of.

It also depends on the position.  If it's sales related (most jobs are,
even in IT companies), then you should have history of successful
"sales".  Like, "when I was at SCO, I generated $25,000,000 each year."
... hmm, bad example.

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William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>
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