Now, even in the most advanced IT positions, your boss has a drawer full of resumes of people just as smart as you think you are. Pretty scary, actually.
Actually, the boss in question probably has a drawer full of ASP/VB/Delphi programmers' resumes. Perhaps 1 in 100 of the resumes would actually be worth looking at. It might be harder than you think to find good programmers/techies (and believe me, a degree doesn't make a good programmer. Experience, and lots of experience, makes a good programmer).
Now, even in the most advanced IT positions, your boss has a drawer full of resumes of people just as smart as you think you are. Pretty scary, actually.
Actually, the boss in question probably has a drawer full of ASP/VB/Delphi programmers' resumes. Perhaps 1 in 100 of the resumes would actually be worth looking at. It might be harder than you think to find good programmers/techies (and believe me, a degree doesn't make a good programmer. Experience, and lots of experience, makes a good programmer).