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[LetItRock]

Asians/ Immigrants???

But a lot of employers added in qualifications for their ideal candidates - not necessarily required qualifications. Or the hiring agencies they used are idiots.

[Mattyh7688]

Meh it depends. I noticed a masters can make up for a lack of education, not a HUGE amount but a cent part. I've applied for jobs with Bachelors required and 5-7 years of experience, with only a Masters and 2-3 years of experience. However, it can be made up the other way.. if they want someone with a Masters but some guy applies with double the experience required in the field they are looking for, they will call him first.

Masters are the new bachelors.. Assholes constantly want all this education, but don't expect to compensate you for putting in $100k worth of tuition.

[Voice of Doom]

it helps to weed out the weak.

[Iceman1981]

it helps to weed out the weak.

I've seen people with all kinds of degrees and people who has their masters and when it came to getting down to actually doing their job, some were dumber than the people they hired for the entry level positions. Most people who get hired for high level positions are hired because of who they know, not what they now.

[240 is Back]

back in 2005...

i remember working in a florida university career center... you'd have seniors coming in all the time...

They're 2 months from graduation.  They have a nice communications degree.  They want a job in 'management'.   No work experience outside of waitressing at Pincher's Crab Shack.  No internships.  No skills.  Ask them what they can offer a company, and they give you a vague spiel about their excellent organizational and mgmt skills. 

And (back then), they all felt entitled to a $40k middle mgmt job with benefits the week after they graduated.

[Voice of Doom]

I've seen people with all kinds of degrees and people who has their masters and when it came to getting down to actually doing their job, some were dumber than the people they hired for the entry level positions. Most people who get hired for high level positions are hired because of who they know, not what they now.

I agree with you but my post was more fun to type.

[Parker]

I've seen people with all kinds of degrees and people who has their masters and when it came to getting down to actually doing their job, some were dumber than the people they hired for the entry level positions. Most people who get hired for high level positions are hired because of who they know, not what they now.

Your last part---exactly...And then they eff that up...Quality has gone down hill.
And another thing, they might put in te job description of who
they wanted...a particular person.

[LetItRock]

I've seen people with all kinds of degrees and people who has their masters and when it came to getting down to actually doing their job, some were dumber than the people they hired for the entry level positions. Most people who get hired for high level positions are hired because of who they know, not what they now.

Exactly. My take is that
1.you need "papers" ( degrees, masters, certs etc.) to get interview.
2. And you need attitude and personality to get the job.
3. Only in the first 3 months, when you really do your job, you can really backup your claims/ papers or you are out.

But the problem is if you don't have 1, you can't even get to 2 or 3 .