Re: ANNOUNCE: Vacant Job Positions

>Agreed. I'm a 16-year old junior in high school (employed by an ISV for
>2.5 years) and it bugs me that people assume that one must have a
>college degree to be a good job candidate. I'd hope that if I were
>looking for a job this would not hinder me. Let the prospective
>employee's ability speak for itself.

Hold on there... Requiring canidates to walk in through the door pre-packed with certain skills and qualifications, especially in a technical position, is hardly too much to ask. Why don't hospitals hire doctors who never even entered medical school? We must we hire techinical people who have no training? Why? Is is it too much to ask for in your eyes? I think your opinion is a mistake. Sure, let the canidate speak for him/herself. The fact that they didn't go to school speaks volumes. Ability is nice, and if thats demonstrable thats often enough. But to get the ability requires at least experience, and if some one has neither experience nor proper training, asking employers to go on faith is a bit much. Received on Sun Feb 25 1996 - 00:00:00 CET