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Katsunami · 01-23-2016, 04:56 PM

It's about time.

I don't know about the publishing world, but in the Netherlands, degree requirements in IT have gotten out of hand. They are asking far too much and paying way too little for people that have the requested level of education.

"We can't find any technical people to fill our vacancies!", they cry.

No, that's obvious. You're asking for a degree at a level that is only attained by people in the top 5 or 10% smartest part of the population, and not all of them will have IT degrees. You don't need a master degree, post-gradual education, and 5 years of experience to create Wordpress-based websites. A bachelor with a solid knowledge of current web technologies and some working experience and/or traineeships will do, you know.

They're trying to hire architects to do a bricklayer's work, and then they're astounded that there aren't so many architects available. (I myself are a bit of both... fortunately, or I would be out of a job.) You can also try to hire a top chef who has 5 years of education and 3 years of experience, to bake your french fries and flip hamburgers, but you're not going to find many....

01-23-2016, 04:56 PM	#14
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	It's about time. I don't know about the publishing world, but in the Netherlands, degree requirements in IT have gotten out of hand. They are asking far too much and paying way too little for people that have the requested level of education. "We can't find any technical people to fill our vacancies!", they cry. No, that's obvious. You're asking for a degree at a level that is only attained by people in the top 5 or 10% smartest part of the population, and not all of them will have IT degrees. You don't need a master degree, post-gradual education, and 5 years of experience to create Wordpress-based websites. A bachelor with a solid knowledge of current web technologies and some working experience and/or traineeships will do, you know. They're trying to hire architects to do a bricklayer's work, and then they're astounded that there aren't so many architects available. (I myself are a bit of both... fortunately, or I would be out of a job.) You can also try to hire a top chef who has 5 years of education and 3 years of experience, to bake your french fries and flip hamburgers, but you're not going to find many.... Last edited by Katsunami; 01-23-2016 at 05:04 PM.