what is the boards standard of education

[pintsofguinness]

Who asked you to apologise iceman?

I thought maybe if people had a gripe about this and someone apologised for it - it might stop the whinging - its getting old

Who has gripes? what whinging? what's getting old?
People dont like it when others look down their noses at them, there's a surprise.

[J70]

The level you need depends on the career. If you want to become a scientist, a PhD is the very minimum that you need - you also need a few years of postdoc work and a few decent publications to have any chance at all of making a start at an academic career. Even then, in many fields, you can have hundreds of people with similar qualifications applying for every decent job.

[brokencrossbar1]

Professional Qualification(Doing another one at the minute)

Polo Silver Fox
Spectre
Spicy Meatballs in tossed salad.


On the job experience is better for doing the job but what you have on your CV opens the door.  Another great door opener is sport, as we all know.  My first job interview was about 6 weeks after we won the AI in 1997.  I was nervous as fu ck and not sure of myself(nnever had an interview before). Anyway, the owner of the place lands in, lifts his feet onto the table in front of me and said "Jaysus it must have been some experience to win the AI?"  I relaxed straight away and talked football for a half an hour.  Needless to say I got the job.

The way things are going the need to go back to school will become ever more important.  Multi skills are the future and the ability to change heads will be vital.

[Donagh]

Great thread lads, keep the CVs coming - there's something mildy amusing about the amount of boys that will step over such a grammatically incorect title in order to let us know how smart they are. I look forward to the the 'size of the boards penis' and 'how far can the board piss' threads to come.

[Lecale2]

 

[nifan]

Nifan, I am sorry to hear that you didnt finish up the Phd, were you not just a few months away from becoming a doctor in the sciences?

Was hoping to finish it part time when I started working, even though I was really not that pushed as I had decided against a career in academia.
Once I started thought the hours I was working where pretty heavy (bunch of slave drivers in our place!) and so i never really got round to finishing.

In the end im not that worried, ive done well enough in my job that the years I spent in uni havent counted against me in the eyes of management (i think!).

The PhD would be a nice to have now, but is in no way necessary for me.

[The Iceman]

Who asked you to apologise iceman?

I thought maybe if people had a gripe about this and someone apologised for it - it might stop the whinging - its getting old

Who has gripes? what whinging? what's getting old?
People dont like it when others look down their noses at them, there's a surprise.

I don't like anyone looking down their nose at me either. But nobody on this board is looking down their nose at you or anyone else because you don't have a degree.
But there still have been complaints and jibes at people for having degrees.  Stop trying to twist things to your own agenda............

[Myles Na G.]

yeah but how many of ya have those daft photos with the square hats and strange robes on clutching the scroll? pride of place in your Ma's or front room?

It did mean more to our parents generation.  20 years ago how many Catholics made it to University? That's why your mother puts your graduation picture on the wall.  I let my mother have that much. What is wrong with being proud of that???

Again does this stem from your own regrets? I personally don't care if you have a degree or not.  If someone in the past has looked down their nose at you because you don't have a degree - can I, on behalf of all University educated people, publicly apologise for this? Is that enough?
Now stop persecuting the masses because of a few...............

Loads and loads. Honest.

[pintsofguinness]

iceman

But nobody on this board is looking down their nose at you or anyone else because you don't have a degree.

I never said they were.

[mylestheslasher]

Great thread lads, keep the CVs coming - there's something mildy amusing about the amount of boys that will step over such a grammatically incorect title in order to let us know how smart they are. I look forward to the the 'size of the boards penis' and 'how far can the board piss' threads to come.

Or who picked the coolest avatar?

[milltown row]

it doesn't matter how many exams ya have, if someone tried to make someone feel inferior for being less educated then he is a dick, vice versa if someone tries to say your stuck up for doing well in school.

[Hardy]

What's the board's average mental age?
- With Fearon?
- Without Fearon?

[Puckoon]

I look forward to the the 'size of the boards penis' and 'how far can the board piss' threads to come.

Something tells me people may not be so quick to claim "alienation" or "having their feelings hurt" on the penis size thread.

And I hope to most certainly never look down my nose at another poster in that regard.

[stephenite]

No option for honorary degrees?

[Tyrones own]

it doesn't matter how many exams ya have, if someone tried to make someone feel inferior for being less educated then he is a dick, vice versa if someone tries to say your stuck up for doing well in school.

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission