Re: What about BA/BS?(continued)

[Susan Gallagher <Susan_Gallagher_at_Enfin-SD -at- RELAY -dot- PROTEON -dot- COM>]

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          Sorry.  ccMail scrambled my first reply and I forgot to add
          this back in the second time.

          The question from Patrick was, "does (did) the recession
          hurt those without degrees?"

          The answer, yea, way!  The past few years in SouthernCA have
          been **very** difficult.  Unemployment here is still
          hovering around 10%, and there are **lots** of people with
          degrees out there pounding the streets.  Many of them are in
          panic mode and don't really care if they have to take a 50%
          pay cut to get back to work.  (This hurts everybody!)  Mix
          well with a bunch of companies that 1) value that degree
          more than skill and experience; 2) receive 200+ resumes for
          each open position and need some way to weed them out; and
          3) want to get the most bang for their buck in these hard
          economic times; and you've got a **really** tough job
          market.

          But...  You really don't want to work for that kind of
          company anyway!  Here's where the non-standard resume comes
          into play.  One look and the stuffed shirts throw you right
          in the trash, but the inovative, reble-types call you right
          up!!!  (Target your audience, yaKnow???)

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