Re: How Many Delphi Users Did or Did Not Learn Pascal At University?

From: Alessandro Federici (alef_at_youknowwhat.com)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:18:47 -0400

"Phyllis Helton" <phyllis.helton@nospam.jesusfilm.org> wrote in message
news:41782503@newsgroups.borland.com...
[..]
> Though ironically, a software degree is the first thing most companies
> require for a new position.

Not in my experience.. *Some* do (banks or Borland IIRC), but I doubt it's a
big part of them.

> [..] Coincidentally, they were looking for one at the time and
> I ended up getting the job instead of the college grads they had
> already interviewed. <g>

Here's something funny: yesterday I talked to the boss of this company I am
doing training to and he literally said that a college degree is actually a
*minus* for him in a resume. I am not kidding :))) 

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Best regards,
  Alessandro Federici
Chief Architecture Designer
RemObjects Software, Inc.
http://www.remobjects.com