Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[cbh@REMOVE_THIS.teabag.demon.co.uk (Chris Hedley)]

In article <37b5c697.7294921@nnrp.gol.com>,
	prs@gol.com (Peter Stephenson) writes:
> I also don't think that 'primary education' is necessarily a good
> guide (no chip on shoulder, mine's pretty good).  HR typically have a
> degree in needlework or something and think that a degree's essential.

Fortunately this requirement seems to be dying a death (and not before time)

> I'm not sure about 'interests outside work', either. Depends what you
> mean.

I've been informed by various sources that this generally isn't a good
thing to include unless you're going for a sales/marketing role as it
takes up valuable space (the "two pages maximum" rule seems to be an
important one) and may detract from a person's professional skills.

Chris.