@Squall

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:29 am

Work Experience > Degree as far as employers are concerned generally

Post by **Calix** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:32 am

lol Slamer. 10k car dosen't generate you any money. Degree does:(

pain · Post by **pain** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:14 am

Calix wrote:lol Slamer. 10k car dosen't generate you any money. Degree does:(

Precisely

It's a loan from the gvt anyway, they can't make me pay interest and it is cancelled after a while if I don't make enough (though unlikely). hmm I think I'll get a history degree at liverpool or newcastle and work for a newspaper

Post by **Calix** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:40 am

You do pay interest on student loan though, girlfriend pays 2% apr on hers, and the more she earns, the quicker she has to pay it back.

Post by **Benn** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:58 am

Villa wrote:Work Experience > Degree as far as employers are concerned generally

True.

But people seem to think it's one of the other. You'll have to get experience regardless. Why not get it with a degree behind you too?

Lady Redname · Post by **Lady Redname** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:20 am

takes time~

a degree + a month experiance vs 3 years exp (depending how long it took you to get the degree ofc)

if your good at your job you will end up the same in the end, degree or not

Post by **Benn** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:25 am

No.

Totally depends on the job. You'll find that a lot of vacancies will only accept applications from people with the relevant qualifications - you simply won't even get looked at without it.

Of course this applies to experience too, but in 6 years time you're way better off having a degree + 3 years experience than 6 years experience and no qualifications...

Squall · Post by **Squall** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:48 am

Lady Redname wrote:thats the same thing people think when they get a 10k loan for their first car~

One person at my school has a 17k Ford Focus (loads and loads of modifications to it), he can afford it because his parents are part owners of Texaco, that oil company thing. Lucky twat, lol

pain · Post by **pain** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:03 pm

Calix wrote:You do pay interest on student loan though, girlfriend pays 2% apr on hers, and the more she earns, the quicker she has to pay it back.

hmm, I think I can manage that still. One option is to get the navy or army to pay to put me through uni, then do a year service or whatever, hopefully sitting behind some radio or radar thing like a pussy rather than being in the action heh

As for experience vs degree, you need both and with the aims I have the degree is important. I want to have an important role in a national newspaper eventually. Going to oxford would have helped but I think that is beyond me now.

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:32 pm

You have to do a minimum of 3 years service for that otherwise you will be required to pay back the money.

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:33 pm

Just leave the country Pain, and then you never pay it back!

Im personally not getting a loan..but...each to their own.

Post by **Calix** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:02 pm

Or each to how rich their parents are Angus?^^

Winder · Post by **Winder** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:21 pm

im rich

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:11 pm

fuck sake Calix, i cant even be arsed explaining anymore, so ill play along with your little game.

Yes im super rich, i actually have like ten sports cars.
Im like Seth from the OC and stuff, so rich, wow money, want cheque?

Your opinions on everything are correct though, worry not.

Post by **Calix** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:55 pm