Re: University Degree or CISSP

[Aman Raheja <araheja () techquotes com>]

I won't really be speaking for the HR departments but if you ask them, 
there is enough research done in those segments to conclude why having a 
formal study experience is important. Recall going through the exams 
pressure, learning to accept high/low grades and fighting back - just to 
name a few experiences. Many companies even require a certain GPA to 
qualify to apply for jobs - and people seem to think there is no reason? 
They are in denial, and of course won't accept that either !

I agree that experience is most important but other than a very few 
exceptions, the top-notch executives in all companies have degrees, not 
to mention, most of the times from premier universities. When people 
quote Bill Gates dropped off - mind you - he had the caliber that he was 
in Harvard Univ for two years before he quit !

As per CISSP, it is a great way of certifying that the past experience 
or 3/4 years has given you knowledge. Since the CISSP criteria for the 
exam only requires experience in 1 or more domains, by certification a 
person could very well expand their scope in job market, may be 
increment salary (dependent on the company) or just be able to prove 
that their knowledge is not limited to what they have been doing.
Again comparison among the cert and degree is not even worth the 
comparison, both have their own importance, depending on individual 
goals and the companies you work (or want to work) for.

Aman

Kain, Becki (B.) wrote:

> The thing that I find frustrating, and I have a 4 year degree from
> University of Michigan, in Economics, is that companies, like the one
> I'm posting from, make it a requirement that you have a degree, but not
> what the degree is in.  Seems that a person with 4 years of practical
> computer work should be seen as just as (or more, IMHO), useful that a
> person with a 4 year degree, but no practical skills.  But then again,
> I'll never understand HR departments.
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