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From: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Dr. Orville R. Weyrich)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: experience vs. other things on resume
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.080656.1979@weyrich.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 91 08:06:56 GMT
References: <24378@well.sf.ca.us> <1991Apr24.170132.17267@Think.COM>
Reply-To: orville@weyrich.UUCP (Dr. Orville R. Weyrich)
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In article <1991Apr24.170132.17267@Think.COM> barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
>In article <24378@well.sf.ca.us> rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:

>>I was also wondering if I should bother with taking a night course in
>>Systems Analysis. SA is pretty much what I've been doing all these years, 
>>so some have told me it would be a waste. It would look good on my resume,
>>but do I need it?

>Four years of direct experience almost certainly beats anything you'd get
>from a night course, and employers know that.

Four years of direct experience is certainly going to give a person more depth
than a course. A good course will give a person a broader perspective than
most single-employer on-the-job experiences.

It is held in some circles that the best students are those who already
have some real-world taste of the subject. This is part of the rational behind
co-op programs. I certainly feel that my co-op experience was valuable in
enhancing my formal education. I also find that many of my best students have
had some real-world experience.

I hope that most employers feel this way also. I don't know, other than that
the last time I heard, employers consider co-op experience a plus.



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