OT: Joke (was Re: [Gllug] Universities and degrees in computing.)

[Jonathan Harker]

On Tuesday 07 Jan 2003 4:36 am, Matt Amos wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 11:06:35AM +0000, chris.wareham at btopenworld.com 
wrote:
> > Funny thing is, after settling in at my first programming job I became
> > part of the interview team for prospective new programmers. I then found
> > out that company policy was to turn down all new college leavers point
> > blank regardless of their computing qualifications. Experience showed
> > that such candidates were ill prepared for life in the "real world"
> > having been taught too much esoteric theory and bugger all practical
> > stuff.
>
> 1) need experience to get a job
> 2) need job to get experience
>
> hmmm... the only way out is to part-time it when at uni (but even then,
> the amount of experience is probably not enough) or take a succession of
> "EXP building" jobs that you have no intention of staying in.

I have a degree in geology chemistry and another in classical trombone, and 
got mine by using a cheeky CV that included writing games on a BBC micro at 
school as experience :-)

-- 
Jonathan Harker
MUSAC
Massey University
http://www.massey.ac.nz/

The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.
(Hogfather)


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