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Subject:Re: Do you need a degree? From:Mary Shaw <MShaw -at- MONEYNET -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 11 Jul 1997 12:29:21 -0400
Tracy wrote:
>> BTW, here's a wild-guess theory as to
>> why some might require their TWs
>> to have a degree... maybe other jobs
>> on a similar salary scale require a
>> degree, and they're afraid people
>> will complain that they should be paid
>> more than those whose jobs "don't
>> even require a degree, for crying out
>> loud." I don't feel this way, of course,
>> but I can see it happening,
>> especially in a very structured
>> organization.
Good point.
Another possibility: Those involved in the hiring process,
particularly other writers who interview you, might be of
the mindset that "I finished *my* degree in preparation
for the job, so they should have to have finished *their*
degrees, too!" (Not always a fair or valid point of view,
but I've encountered that mindset at more than one
company.)
-- Mary
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