Information Engineers

[Stuart Burnfield]

Hi Gordon -

I guess it depends where you are. Here (Western Australia) I've never 
had a client express a preference for an IT qualification over English. 
But I am elderly, and perhaps I obtained my degree so long ago that it 
seems... err, academic.

Sometimes if the job involves very technical subject matter the ad may 
ask for relevant experience, such as "experience in a software 
development environment", or "ability to express complex concepts".

The TW market here tends to wax and wane along with the economy. If 
things are slow there are fewer projects and more unemployed engineers 
and programmers competing for contracts. When the economy is booming 
it's the reverse--more projects and only us hard-core TWs available to 
do them.

The style-obsessed English major seems to be a particular bugbear of 
some US-based techwhirlers. I can't say I've ever come across one here.

Hoots!

Stuart

Gordon McLean wrote:
> Ahh, my apologies, skim read both emails and article.
> 
> But I'd say the rest of my comment stands, or possibly it's a question:
> 
> "Is our industry moving away from English graduates to IT graduates?"
> 
> (and yes, that's a very open question, but it seems to reflect things here
> locally with me)