I don't have any degree higher than a plain BA. It hasn't made a
difference as far as I can see, however, I have gone on interviews
where they asked if I had a college degree. They didn't seem to care
WHAT the degree was in (mine as it happens IS in Computer Science).
I started an MBA program. And realized that it would push me towards
the management track (I hope I'd never turn into damagement), where I
didn't want to be.
Someday I'll go back to school, perhaps for another degree, perhaps
not. Definitely for something I'm interested in as opposed to something
just to earn money
- "Orr, Steve" <sorr_at_rightnow.com> wrote:
> I hold a generic MBA... hold the applause please. To my
> amazement/amusement it's actually made a difference in successful gig
> acquisition. It doesn't seem to matter whether the institution is
> ivory tower or run of the mill, paper mill that is. Getting an
> accredited online degree in your spare time could be a strategy for
> folks that don't want to give up a job. I guess the question is
> whether the degree is for personally vanity or part of a well thought
> out career plan.
>
> Teenage hackers who are smart as a whip and can write their own
> ticket without any degree may be an even better career strategy for
> geeks. Just ask Billy G. Or for a real laugh check out the offensive
> commencement address Larry E. gave to a bunch of ivory tower grads.
>
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.satirewire.com/news/0006/satire%2Dellison.html
> (btw, the above speech is actually a hoax as it never occurred.)
>
> It's getting cold around here... 4 degrees below zero:
>
> 0
> M.B.A. More Banal Accolades
> B.S. Bull S**t
> M.S More of the Same
> Ph.D Piled High and Deep
>
>
> Steve Orr
> Bozeman, Montana
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:52 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> If you are planning to stay on the technical/practical/nuts and bolts
> side of things, then a masters is the way to go. I wouldn't bother
> with a Ph.D unless you are shooting for a teaching/research position.
> At best most places will ignore it and at worst you will be
> overqualified. If you have the extra time, get a second masters,
> perhaps an MBA. Your training should say, "I understand the practical
> side of all this" not "I am Ivory Tower, go away."
>
> My hope is to retire to a teaching position at a local university in
> 20 years. In a case like that I will want that Ph.D, but not for some
> time yet.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:42 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Ive noticed that not having a technical degree really hurt me in my
> latest job search. Getting another bachelors would actually take as
> long as getting 2 masters degrees and almost as long as Ph.D, since
> Universites are 'difficult' on transfer credit.
>
> Ive also noticed that alot of positions these days really want
> technical degrees and preferably graduate degrees. Masters only takes
> 2 years and its interesting since. Havent decided on the Ph.D, will
> take me a while since I have a non-technical degree, so I have to
> take a bunch of math to qualify.
>
> Im only 28 and basically while Im still young, I want to make sure Im
> position so that in the future I can do what ever is needed. I doublt
> Ill be writing PL/SQL then. I worked with a guy who was a mainframer
> for 30 years and the demand for him was extremely high through the
> early 1990s, but has fallen off the earth. He got into Oracle
> development, but he had to step down to a junior level position. This
> gravely concerns me.
>
> Ph.D... is a real pain.
>
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