Jobs.. :)

Ben Tyson-Norrman BTyson-Norrman at twowaytv.co.uk
Mon Jul 29 08:52:11 BST 2002


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At the end of the day the degree is only there to help, once you've got past
your first job (in my experience) its the jobs that count - we have employed
people with degrees in psychology, because they are the right kind of
person....

A good CV and a good interview technique....

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff LaCoursiere [mailto:jeff at jeff.net]
Sent: 27 July 2002 12:04
To: Sam Smith
Cc: Ben Smithurst; freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Jobs.. :)



So is his degree half empty or half full?

j

On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Sam Smith wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Ben Smithurst wrote:
> > Paul Robinson wrote:
> > > Well, in my recent experience, the UNIX/Internet/ISP job market right
now is
> > > dead.
> >
> > /me wonders if two years into a CS degree, whether it's too late to
> > switch to something more likely to find me a job. :-(
> 
> It probably matters more how far from the end of your degree you are,
> than how far from the start.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>At the end of the day the degree is only there to =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>A good CV and a good interview technique....</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Jeff LaCoursiere [<A =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: 27 July 2002 12:04</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: Jobs.. :)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>So is his degree half empty or half full?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>j</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Sam Smith wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Ben Smithurst wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; Paul Robinson wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt; Well, in my recent experience, the =
UNIX/Internet/ISP job market right now is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; &gt; dead.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; /me wonders if two years into a CS degree, =
whether it's too late to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; switch to something more likely to find me =
a job. :-(</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; It probably matters more how far from the end =
of your degree you are,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; than how far from the start.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to Make Individual =
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