sure you can get in without a degree. i've been a solaris operator/tape monkey, then support engineer, then Unix SA in the 4 years since i dropped out of the first year of unversity. to be honest, my course was a waste of time, and some professors really did subscribe to the "those who can't, teach." with some of them not really connected to the real world having been in academia for so long. pretty much all companies i've worked for have valued expirience over school/university qualifications. industry qualifications being valued most of all. except microsoft certifications.... those it seems are generally regarded as things you get free with your breakfast cereal, as almost every IT monkey has a list of useless MCSE's as long as your arm.
one company i worked for (veritas, before it got eaten by symantec) even hired an ex-hotel manager with no previous I.T. skills to join one of the teams. they put him through the mill learning everything from "this is a computer" to doing his Sun solaris SA's, and learning their product line. 6 months he was ready and an effective BOFH. his only skill he brought in was that he was a fluent German speaker. so, one idea is to learn a 2nd or 3rd language if you want to stand out skill wise in IT.
TBH, most SA's aren't SA's straight out of University, unless it is their own startup, or daddy's company. they still have to work their way up the ladder, and show some affinity with being an SA. dropping out of year one just put me three to five years ahead of those that actually completed their degree course. just be prepeared to start at the bottom and work your way up if you have to.
going to Uni isn't garanteed to land you the perfect job as soon as to set foot outside of student halls. you just gotta fight a little harder to get your foot on the ladder.
anyway, thats where i'm comming from, and my general expirience...
having worked on a beef/dairy farm, and been around slaughter houses, i have a fair idea how my meat has been raised, looked after, and culled. Then prep'ed, butchered, and cooked for dinner. and i'm ok with that.
Now, my background kinda precludes me from even commenting on an indian vegeterian lifestyle, as i have no idea how, why, or what is involved. but if that is through personal choice, not something forced on you by other people, than more power to you sir. So out of basic politeness, it would be appreciated if you would extend me the same courtesy.
Many thanks.
Beermonster
has no one here heard of multiscreen setups? game on one screen, email on another, and gasp, a web browser on another! all you need is more pixel space on your desktop. easy peasy.
agreed. this'll just disappear as soon as the tabloids find something new to focus on. and no, this breach of security wouldn't fly in the corperate world. everywhere i've worked in the last 4 years has operated a USB lock down policey, and a "non-writable" optical drive on the desktop. i know the average slashdotter could get round re-enabling the mass-storage usb class with their eyes closed, but these are government, and public sector companies we are talking about. who couldn't find their arse with both hands. unfortunatly, they somehow got to the position of running the country....
Slashdot Mirror
if the car is partly ad sponsered, would it be reduced in price?
who'd by a ugly POS like a lexus anyway?
and it had Sun - Twilight... seems rather apt - however much i wish sun every success for the future... :(
i'd ban Billboards. wastes of space. used for covering unmaintained eye sore government property, or just an eye sore in themselves.
i don't think i can remember any advertising campaign, or anything good that was on a bill board.
boo hiss etc.
attractive girls union? haha epic fail! thanks for the laugh slashdot :))
sure you can get in without a degree. i've been a solaris operator/tape monkey, then support engineer, then Unix SA in the 4 years since i dropped out of the first year of unversity.
to be honest, my course was a waste of time, and some professors really did subscribe to the "those who can't, teach." with some of them not really connected to the real world having been in academia for so long.
pretty much all companies i've worked for have valued expirience over school/university qualifications. industry qualifications being valued most of all.
except microsoft certifications.... those it seems are generally regarded as things you get free with your breakfast cereal, as almost every IT monkey has a list of useless MCSE's as long as your arm.
one company i worked for (veritas, before it got eaten by symantec) even hired an ex-hotel manager with no previous I.T. skills to join one of the teams. they put him through the mill learning everything from "this is a computer" to doing his Sun solaris SA's, and learning their product line. 6 months he was ready and an effective BOFH. his only skill he brought in was that he was a fluent German speaker. so, one idea is to learn a 2nd or 3rd language if you want to stand out skill wise in IT.
TBH, most SA's aren't SA's straight out of University, unless it is their own startup, or daddy's company. they still have to work their way up the ladder, and show some affinity with being an SA.
dropping out of year one just put me three to five years ahead of those that actually completed their degree course.
just be prepeared to start at the bottom and work your way up if you have to.
going to Uni isn't garanteed to land you the perfect job as soon as to set foot outside of student halls. you just gotta fight a little harder to get your foot on the ladder.
anyway, thats where i'm comming from, and my general expirience...
having worked on a beef/dairy farm, and been around slaughter houses, i have a fair idea how my meat has been raised, looked after, and culled. Then prep'ed, butchered, and cooked for dinner. and i'm ok with that. Now, my background kinda precludes me from even commenting on an indian vegeterian lifestyle, as i have no idea how, why, or what is involved. but if that is through personal choice, not something forced on you by other people, than more power to you sir. So out of basic politeness, it would be appreciated if you would extend me the same courtesy. Many thanks. Beermonster
has no one here heard of multiscreen setups? game on one screen, email on another, and gasp, a web browser on another! all you need is more pixel space on your desktop. easy peasy.
agreed. this'll just disappear as soon as the tabloids find something new to focus on.
and no, this breach of security wouldn't fly in the corperate world. everywhere i've worked in the last 4 years has operated a USB lock down policey, and a "non-writable" optical drive on the desktop.
i know the average slashdotter could get round re-enabling the mass-storage usb class with their eyes closed, but these are government, and public sector companies we are talking about. who couldn't find their arse with both hands.
unfortunatly, they somehow got to the position of running the country....
the brain drain continues....