[Gllug] Jobs Sites and Universities [slightly off-topic]

[Ian Northeast]

Bernard Peek wrote:

> The best developers I ever hired both failed their degrees.

The best sysadmin I ever hired had a PhD. But in nuclear physics, not 
computer science.

A good degree from a good university indicates that the candidate is 
intelligent, not a lot more as far as IT work is concerned (it's 
somewhat different for doctors, lawyers etc. where there's a lot to be 
learned which doesn't change so fast). So it's fairly irrelevant what 
the subject is.

But I agree that there are loads of highly intelligent people out there 
with no degrees. Many people leave the educational system early because 
they are bored because they are so much brighter than the people being 
taught alongside them. I have a degree from a prestigious university and 
I am working alongside someone who left school at 16, doing much the 
same sort of work for the same sort of money. He is every bit as bright 
as me. We arrived here by very different routes. I think mine was 
probably more fun:)

Regards, Ian


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