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Clodfobble · 09-21-2007, 03:40 PM

I have to second the notion that in the IT industry, certifications are critical--my husband has no college degree at all, just an asston of certifications. When he has been in a position of hiring someone below him, he and his colleagues have outright rejected a candidate because he had a Computer Science degree and no certifications--because it meant by definition that his knowledge was already outdated, and also indicated on a more personal level that the candidate was either dispassionate or uninformed about how the computer industry works.

Edit to add: Years of experience in the industry will also suffice. It's just a college degree that is considered mostly useless.

09-21-2007, 03:40 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I have to second the notion that in the IT industry, certifications are critical--my husband has no college degree at all, just an asston of certifications. When he has been in a position of hiring someone below him, he and his colleagues have outright rejected a candidate because he had a Computer Science degree and no certifications--because it meant by definition that his knowledge was already outdated, and also indicated on a more personal level that the candidate was either dispassionate or uninformed about how the computer industry works. Edit to add: Years of experience in the industry will also suffice. It's just a college degree that is considered mostly useless.