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From: gazit@cs.duke.EDU (Hillel Gazit)
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Subject: Re: "64 cents!" (Was Re: The problem in academia)
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Date: 7 May 91 17:31:20 GMT
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In article <1991May1.165702.21235@MDI.COM> COM (Alden Gannon) writes:
#At some point down the road, A acquires skill level 2 in field X,
#which commands a mean $30K in the industry (A is already getting
#$30K), and finds himself/herself looking for a job again (the company
#had financial troubles, A had to move, A was unsatisfied, etc.).  A
#will quickly find that A's $30K salary is a detriment.  A can't get
#skill level 2 jobs, because applicants with skill level 2 who got $25K
#jobs right out of college will be favored.  Further, A can't get skill
#level 3 jobs, because A will be screened on qualifications, not
#salary.  Even worse, A can't even step back and take a skill level 1
#job, because qualified entry-level candidates surely have had a lower
#income than $30K.

You assume that A's extra education/experience has no influence
on his qualification, an assumption that I don't accept.