Re: [Israel.pm] Is University Really Necessary?

On 26 Mar 2007 02:12:08 -0700, Nadav Har'El <nyh-TS7m/[email protected]> wrote:

> Of course, in other universities or departments, the situation might be
> different. In some fake universities, your money means more than your
> studies. This is why employers don't look as highly at a graduate of
> Latvia (or whatever was that fake university which was recently in the news)
> as they do at a graduate of the technion.

Heh. My first job ever (after graduating, I had a lot of odd jobs
before), a friend of a friend told them to call me because of a
particular interest I have shown in the Compilation and Compilers
course in the Technion. My interview was very short, it was a team
leader in a start-up. He asked me if I've studied in the Technion, and
when I answered in the affirmative he hired me.

I hope it doesn't infuriate people here. I can only say that I am more
discriminating when it comes to hiring people. Also, my job was to
write a compiler, something very few people like to do apparently, and
my interest in compilers was a factor in the decision.

-- Arik