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Subject:Re: Kill the Certification Thread From:"William G. Meisheid" <wgm -at- SAGELINE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:09:01 -0500
>The days of no education and working your way up from floor sweeper to VP only
existed post war.(W.W.II)
Two things - education is not just degree programs and working your way still
goes in smaller companies.
Actually all of this degree stuff is more a function of company and size in my
humble opinion. Most of the new startups related to the internet don't expect
degrees. Portfolio and a successful trial at actually doing something is more
important than anything else.
Just some thoughts from the rim...
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