Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/27/07 12:41

RageARC wrote:
> Yep, that's what bothers me. When I go to search jobs I see: BS in
> computer sciences. I don't have BS or any other degree on anything,
> and I'm still great in PHP. Moreover, I don't really think Computer
> Sciences would help you in any way with PHP more than a Zend
> Certificate...
>

I don't have a degree and it's never stopped me from getting a job. But
then a CS degree from the early 70's wouldn't be worth much today,
anyway. Back then it was pretty much all Fortran Cobol or Assembler.
Punch cards and printers. No relational databases, no graphics...

Best is to network. If you get the right people interested in you, they
will get around the HR boondoggle to hire you.

I haven't gotten a job from an ad in well over 30 years.

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