Re: ANNOUNCE: Vacant Job Positions

Paul Dito wrote:

>
> As you point out just about any twit can get a degree, so what does it
> prove? It shows that you are really good at jumping through hoops. Most
> employers like hoop-jumpers...
> There is no substitute for ability. A degree does not necessarily mean
> you are capable of doing a job. It means you can pass classes.
>
> Paul
>
> My opinions are just that: my opinions.

The problem is that it is VERY hard to judge somebody's ability at interview, and references generally say very little about people these days. A degree qualification shows that someone has gone through some kind of semi-rigorous education and evaluation.

Increasingly the requirement in software development is not how well you know C++ syntax, but how one can produce real systems to meet real business problems. Ok, a degree doesn't tell you too much about this, but at least it tells you that the person did a course which required different skills and had different types of assesment.

That's my two-penneth's worth.

If you know a better way of assessing someone then just say.

Steve Received on Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00:00 CET