Comments on: Volley… http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/ A doctoral learner's journey Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael Wales http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/comment-page-1/#comment-11833 Michael Wales Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:27:20 +0000 http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/#comment-11833 This doesn't surprise me at all. I am currently at a turning point in my career, deciding whether to stay in the military or hit the civilian world running. Many of the companies I have been sending resumes out to list a Bachelor's as a requirement. I sent my resume to 5 companies over the weekend. Before lunch, on Monday, I had 5 phone calls requesting interviews. I think companies are more concerned with your skillset, your background, knowledge, and simply showing you have the ability to get the job done at the level of performance they require. Sure, it's usually a graduate who can perform these tasks - as they have a bit more life experience than someone fresh out of high school. But, whether you are concerned that you don't have a degree (or working towards it in my case), or you are concerned as to whether or not your degree will be looked kindly upon because of who issued it to you - go for it. The worst they can say is no. This doesn’t surprise me at all. I am currently at a turning point in my career, deciding whether to stay in the military or hit the civilian world running. Many of the companies I have been sending resumes out to list a Bachelor’s as a requirement.

I sent my resume to 5 companies over the weekend. Before lunch, on Monday, I had 5 phone calls requesting interviews.

I think companies are more concerned with your skillset, your background, knowledge, and simply showing you have the ability to get the job done at the level of performance they require. Sure, it’s usually a graduate who can perform these tasks – as they have a bit more life experience than someone fresh out of high school.

But, whether you are concerned that you don’t have a degree (or working towards it in my case), or you are concerned as to whether or not your degree will be looked kindly upon because of who issued it to you – go for it. The worst they can say is no.

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]]> By: mike http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/comment-page-1/#comment-11770 mike Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:39:08 +0000 http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/#comment-11770 Chuck, I enjoy the discourse. There are plenty of pro-UOP people out here. This is an important decision and I applaud your careful consideration. When you elect to apply for school, I wish you the best of luck. Chuck,

I enjoy the discourse. There are plenty of pro-UOP people out here.

This is an important decision and I applaud your careful consideration. When you elect to apply for school, I wish you the best of luck.

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]]> By: Chuck http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/comment-page-1/#comment-11768 Chuck Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:41:44 +0000 http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/07/03/volley/#comment-11768 Thanks for the followup again Mike. I appreciate your thoughts and pushing me to do more research on the matter. I'm glad there are people that had positive experiences at UOP and other online universities that can hopefully change the perceptions of others about a distance learning degree. In the end I'm still not really sure that the turning point has happened for these degrees, but I will have to revisit it when I do actually decide to apply. Thanks for the followup again Mike. I appreciate your thoughts and pushing me to do more research on the matter.

I’m glad there are people that had positive experiences at UOP and other online universities that can hopefully change the perceptions of others about a distance learning degree.

In the end I’m still not really sure that the turning point has happened for these degrees, but I will have to revisit it when I do actually decide to apply.

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