[plug] [OT] Soft Eng .vs. Comp Sci

[Andrew Howell]

Yeah we usually look for applicants that have people skills and can read
and write ;)

Andrew

On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 20:15 +0800, James L. Clarke wrote:
> Tim,
> 
> I would advise not doing either, but doing something like a Bachelor of 
> Commerce majoring Information Technology, now a days most of the pure Software 
> Engineering/CS work is outsourced to India. Employers like to see that you 
> have some business skills.
> 
> Or perhaps do a double degree in Computer Science and some other field that you 
> are interested to work in.
> 
> In my work we've always looked for people who have something more than just 
> computer skills.
> 
> Actually today there was an article on slashdot on the exact same thing:- 
> http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/05/08/23/2051220.shtml?tid=146&tid=156
> 
> Regards,
> 
> James
> 
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