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