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Old 09-02-2012, 10:31 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by epitome View Post
Ah, valid point I guess. I guess I never saw the value because I got most of my jobs through networking. I'd find the "in" to an interview and then sell myself during that interview so they'd take a chance on me and overlook some of the "requirements."

You also did it smart though and went to college and didn't go to a four year ivy league university for some stupid shit like a "history degree" that leaves you qualified to be a receptionist if you do not go into a field that would require such a degree.
Long ago when I worked for a big tech company they would not promote you past a certain level unless you had a degree. It was a stupid policy because there were people who had been there 10 years and really knew the job well that didn't get promoted, yet others that had been there 2 years with a degree in a field that had nothing to do with the industry got promoted. So in many corporate environments having the degree can help you even if it is in some crazy field.
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