> Have
> programmed everything from raw hardware to PICs to clustered VAX's running
> databases.  All for (good) pay.
>
> It doesn't matter too much what your degree says.  If you have one, and I
can
> talk intelligently with you and you don't drop bovine dung on the me, I'd
hire
> you.  Especially if you tell me what you DON'T know rather than all you DO
know.
>
> That's how it's worked for me, and it's how I would work for others.
>
> Andy

Same here, and  I don't have any IT - degrees. Just a BS in mechanical
engineering.
When hiring someone, one thing I look at is: how does someone tell about
his/her experience.
People with too much emphasis on: "Look how great I am" mostly don't get
hired.
One thing that I like is people saying (simple version): "Programming is
about how analitical you are, the language/processor specific details can be
learned quickly". Those are (in my opinion) the people that understand
programming c.q. the job at hand.
These are the kind of people you can hire for almost any job/project.

Greetz
John