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Robster · 21st July 2008, 12:55

University? does not compute.....

I flunked my A-Levels, spend 3/4 years floating, doing office temping, and playing around with websites before I got my first IT contract.

I always think that length of time is a bit of a stupid way to measure experience, because you could have spent years doing the same donkey work tasks over and over and not learnt anything. I was once asked if I had 4+ years experience of applying Ghost images....ah the wonders of clueless recruitment consultants and HR departments.

21st July 2008, 12:55	#48
Robster Lurker not a fighter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bristol Posts: 35	University? does not compute..... I flunked my A-Levels, spend 3/4 years floating, doing office temping, and playing around with websites before I got my first IT contract. I always think that length of time is a bit of a stupid way to measure experience, because you could have spent years doing the same donkey work tasks over and over and not learnt anything. I was once asked if I had 4+ years experience of applying Ghost images....ah the wonders of clueless recruitment consultants and HR departments.