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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] RE: GIS education/degree |
| Date: |
02/17/2005 11:25:01 AM |
| From: |
Karen Morley |
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Interesting because I recently needed to fill a senior management =
position and of the resumes I received that had degrees, none were =
remotely qualified for the position (and I went through a recruiter). I =
prefer real-world experience every time as opposed to someone coming out =
of a degree program who understands how to do a few tasks in an ESRI =
product and nothing more.
When I write a job description I typically stress experience over =
education. Have you ever seen he Fed-ex commercial with the MBA who =
gets indignant and insists that he is an MBA - to which the woman =
replies - "Oh then I'll have to show you". Funny but true.
-----Original Message-----
From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com
[mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com]On Behalf Of Richard Serby
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:17 AM
To: 'True, Cynthia D.': gislist@lists.thinkburst.com
Subject: RE: [gislist] RE: GIS education/degree
98% of our clients won't accept a candidate without a degree, even for =
entry
level positions.=20
Richard Serby, CEO
GeoSearch, Inc.
http://www.geosearch.com=20
-----Original Message-----
From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com
[mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com] On Behalf Of True, Cynthia D.
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:06 AM
To: gislist@lists.thinkburst.com
Subject: RE: [gislist] RE: GIS education/degree
I have read several interesting philosophical comments in this thread, =
but
let's boil this down to reality. Having a degree is not a guarantee of =
a
good worker, but it is _one_ sign that you _might_ be willing to work =
hard.
If I get 98 applications to fill one position, the 28 resumes that don't
have a degree are the first ones to go in the trash.
It is not an efficient use of my time to interview every person who =
sends in
a resume. If you want to compete for a job, you have to look better on
paper than the other bloke.
My 2 cents,
dt
C. Diane True
Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/morap/
(USA voice) 573-441-2794
"For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost,
until the whole of things vanishes by piecemeal." - Thomas Jefferson
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