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IT Job Without a Degree?

Posted by kdawson on from the killing-oneself-by-degrees dept.

adh0c writes "I have been lurking Slashdot for some time now without registering and I don't think this question has been answered yet. Is it possible to get a good IT job (assuming that there is such a thing), preferably a sysadmin position, without having a BS or other degree? From browsing the job postings on Monster and such, it would seem that everyone wants university papers. Is there hope for computer enthusiasts who didn't go to college?"

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  1. Do you live in a van down by the river? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    College degrees are the new high school diplomas. If you didn't go to college, you're like a backwoods hick whose parents took him out of schooling early so he could chop wood and feed the pigs. You don't need to look for a job, you need to go rejoin normal society by going back to school.

  2. Re:Of Course.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stop calling it a shop. Do you sell something? No.