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They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials

 

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For entry-level technicians, employers look for a minimum of an associate degree. Some say that associate-level technicians tend to have more practical experience, while bachelor-level technicians tend to have stronger soft skills. Some respondents feel that candidates coming from disciplines other than IT can be successful technicians as well.

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"Employer: I think the majority would certainly be in the infrastructure piece as support personnel, so typically we would be hiring and looking at the capabilities of a person...

Question: Are they typically two-year degrees or...?

Employer: I think it's a requirement that they have at least a two-year degree before we even look at the position. But whether that degree is related to what they actually do or not, that's kind of the question.

Question: So, they may have a degree in something else?

Employer: They very well might, yes."		 Northwest
"We don't necessarily go out and look for a specific certificate or anything like that." Northwest
"Employer: Previously, we may have taken experience in lieu of education, but that's getting much, much harder to do now. So, I think most of the positions we will be filling will have at least an associate's degree.

Question: If not a bachelor's? That education level and the skill level and the technical ability that comes with that is more important now that it used to be?

Employer: Absolutely."		 Northwest
"It just depends on what classification people are in. Certain jobs, many of our jobs, do require a completed post-secondary education, which would either be an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree, or we will accept advanced military. You know, veteran's training if it's specialized in areas we need. Typically, they don't have to necessarily be in a tech-related field. We have people that work in tech jobs that have English degrees and are outstanding." Northwest