On 6/18/07, Robert Cummings <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 10:40 -0400, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 16:22 +0200, Tijnema wrote: > > On 6/18/07, Brad Bonkoski <bbonkoski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Jochem Maas wrote: > > > > Edward Kay wrote: > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > >> But the advert is for a GRADUATE developer ;) Whilst your messages to this > > > >> list show you know a lot about PHP, I doubt you've managed to fit a degree > > > >> in yet :) > > > >> > > > > > > > > What does a graduate php developer earn in Scotland? and is it > > > > the the piece of paper that's important or is it a reference to the > > > > general skill level (personally I don't see much direct corellation > > > > between academic capabilities and practical coding/sysadmin skill). > > > > > > > > just thinking out loud guys :-) > > > > > > > > > > > This is always beat around...and my 2 cents are that all the "piece of > > > paper" is worth is showing you have a certain level of commitment needed > > > to complete the degree program (important for any job), and that you > > > have the ability to learn. Granted...there are always exceptions to the > > > rule... > > > > I think that these programs are too overall based, and jobs are mostly > > quite focused on a single point. Very simple example, you're working > > on a text based site, why do you need to know how to use the GD > > functions? > > If each company would create its own very simple test, that only > > focuses on the actual point, than that would see who is appropriate > > for the job, and who isn't > > Maybe so, but it would tell you who can adapt to change ;) Not that a Should have read "but it won't tell you..." Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Keep in mind, though, that a good part of the time here in the United States, employment is gained by knowing someone (not necessarily political, but someone may ask, "hey, do you know anyone who knows how to .... "). That's actually how I got the job that I'm in, and my degree was in Criminal Justice back in the nineties. I never got a computer science degree, nor do I think I ever plan on getting one. -- Daniel P. Brown [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272 [mobile] (570-) 766-8107 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
