[ILUG] OT: A university degree is required. Why?

[Kae Verens]

Rory Browne wrote:
>>
>> > First off, why are they called requirements if they are not required.
>>
>> I understand this to be common practice; desirable qualities are listed
>> as "requirements" to ensure a reasonable quality of candidates.  A
>> confident candidate who believes that they have what it takes will put
>> themselves forward in any case, and our hiring processes are structured
>> to try to find them.
>
> One mans confidence is another mans arrogance. Arrogance is the last
> impression I want to give an potential employer. This may suggest lack of
> confidence, but which is more important - confidence or competance? 
> When I
> was younger I would have considered it a waste of a Recruiters time to 
> apply
> for a job if there was a requirement there that I didn't have. Now I
> consider the worst possible outcome would be to not get the job - which I
> wouldn't get anyway if I didn't apply - I'm not sure however if I'm 
> now more
> confident or more arrogant, but at least if I want the job, I'll send 
> in my
> CV.

it's the interviewer's job to weed the confident from the arrogant. I 
guess that's part of the reason for the many-tiered interview process.

personally, I'm of the "confident" crew (I'm confident of that ;-) ) - 
my education track record is somewhat dismal (didn't even get a Leaving 
Cert), but I believe that in my own field of work, there are few people 
who could call me lacking in experience and knowledge.
  Whenever I see the word "required" in a job description, I mentally 
add the words " (or relevant experience)". Google has kind of 
demonstrated that it's an intelligent company - I'm sure they also put 
that mental qualifier in as well.


Kae