employment

[Curtin, Steven D (Steven)]

The other part of this is, don't rely on any educational institution
entirely for your education.  I have an MFA instead of a BSEE, but I spent a
lot of time building my own stuff, and built my first three computers from
kits and boards twenty years ago.  Of course I also took a lot of computer
science and engineering classes, and worked in computer labs during college
and grad school.   Half of my resume consists of "related experience" and
lists all of the projects I took on of my own volition.  Around here at
least, this is what sets a resume apart.  Just being on this list is an
education in and of itself.   This doesn't work everywhere, many places
won't hire someone without the diploma.

Steve C

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Steven Curtin  
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics
ph: (732)949-4404   fax: (732)949-6711
http://curtin.emf.org
sdcurtin at lucent.com
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> From: 	Rob[SMTP:cyborg_0 at iquest.net]
> Sent: 	Saturday, September 23, 2000 1:41 AM
> To: 	farky; synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: 	Re: employment
> 
> Well, it has seemed to me that, with some 2 yr ET colleges going corporate
> they have diluted the education of a 2 yr ET degree, and some of the ppl
> who
> I have seen graduating some of the more corporate ET programs shouldn't
> have. The same thing has happened here in Indianapolis. When I started my
> ET, there were tons of ET jobs.. But, after working in the field about 3
> years I have gone back for my BSEE because I *know* if I ever lose my job
> or
> am laid off for whatever reason that I will be lucky to get an 8 bux / hr
> job with this completely lousy and now extremely undervalued ASET.
> 
>