Re: Edinburgh, Scotland: PHP Developer Position

On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 16:22 +0200, Tijnema wrote: > On 6/18/07, Brad Bonkoski <bbonkoski@mediaguide.com> wrote: > > Jochem Maas wrote: > > > Edward Kay wrote: > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > >> But the advert is for a GRADUATE developer ;) Whilst your messages to this > > >> list show you know a lot about PHP, I doubt you've managed to fit a degree > > >> in yet :) > > >> > > > > > > What does a graduate php developer earn in Scotland? and is it > > > the the piece of paper that's important or is it a reference to the > > > general skill level (personally I don't see much direct corellation > > > between academic capabilities and practical coding/sysadmin skill). > > > > > > just thinking out loud guys :-) > > > > > > > > This is always beat around...and my 2 cents are that all the "piece of > > paper" is worth is showing you have a certain level of commitment needed > > to complete the degree program (important for any job), and that you > > have the ability to learn. Granted...there are always exceptions to the > > rule... > > I think that these programs are too overall based, and jobs are mostly > quite focused on a single point. Very simple example, you're working > on a text based site, why do you need to know how to use the GD > functions? > If each company would create its own very simple test, that only > focuses on the actual point, than that would see who is appropriate > for the job, and who isn't Maybe so, but it would tell you who can adapt to change ;) Not that a university degree will tell you that either. Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'