On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, cdb wrote:

>
>
> :: My $0.02 in the USA if you apply at a company with more than
> :: 50 people these days you will NOT get through HR without a
> :: degree
>
> I have a bee in my bonnet about this (I suppose the majority here would
> have a bee in their hood), in my experience just because someone has a
> degree doesn't necessarily mean they are a brilliant person when at the
> coalface. Therefore depending on what the position is people with 'real
> world' experience (that term is probably now copyrighted by Griffith
> University here in Qld), can have as much or more knowledge than someone
> just out of university.
>

I agree, but I work for a large multi-national and I do not=20
see any resumes unless they have a  four year degree now.
In the hey day of the 90's some of my best employees did not=20
have degrees. Unfortunately, as Olin indicated HR would toss=20
their resume in the trash without a second thought these=20
days.

I watched a show the other day and HR has a term called the=20
"purple squirrel". It means in the present economy so many=20
job functions have been combined that nobody qualifies for=20
them. So, if you got layed off and your job responsibilities=20
got rolled into another one, you're not even qualified to do=20
the job anymore.
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