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They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials

 

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Internships and other forms of practical experience, such as working at a college IT desk or building a program in the candidate's spare time, are highly sought after in new hires.

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"We've gone as far as saying, 'We want to get them even before they're done.' So, building that strong internship program so that some of that training can happen before they finish school. Then, maybe they'll have a little more idea about what they need to do on their own." Northeast
"We do the same thing with the intern programs." Northeast
"Question: So, you hire people with two-year degrees directly, but for people with a four-year degree, you want them to have some experience?

Employer: It's not a rule, but it generally seems to follow that pattern. Yes."		 Northeast
"Employer 1: We need experience. We need somebody that's turn-key. We draw them in and expect them to run. We can't really afford to train and start from the very beginning.

Question: And do those folks tend to come out of the two-year programs or the four-year programs?

Employer 1: The two-year programs with experience.

Employer 2: We normally require more experience if they have an associate's degree, and maybe a bachelor's degree with no experience.

Question: So, you actually want the opposite? You want experience plus the two-year degree? When you're looking for experience, are you looking for them to have gained a certain skill that they didn't get in the two-year program?

Employer 2: A lot of ours are clinical in nature. So, sometimes the candidate that has a combination of something clinical and something in computer science is a good fit."		 Northeast