Comments on: You gotta have skills

By: charhoehn@gmail.com

charhoehn@gmail.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:53:31 +0000

The degree is mostly unnecessary. The way to gain credibility is by getting a lot of incredible experiences under your belt and working with great people. You also need to be able to prove that you can get things done and are exceptionally skilled in the field you want to work in. It really is that simple.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:19:17 +0000

What do you say to those who don’t have a degree? I took a different route out of high school. I don’t really regret it but I’m 21 and it will hurt going back three years late. How necessary is it, and can you recommend some alternatives to gain credibility?

By: charhoehn@gmail.com

charhoehn@gmail.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:26:21 +0000

Hey David! Thanks for your comment, I’m glad to know you’re reading : ) Feel free to speak up now and then, eh?

By: David Lano

David Lano — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:08:28 +0000

Charlie,

I couldn’t agree more. I started self education only about 5 years ago, but it’s totally changed how I look at things, work, etc. If I don’t know how to do something, I learn how. In today’s day and age virtually nobody has the excuse of not knowing how to do something – not with the help of the internet. I could rant and rave for a while…but I’m preaching to the choir on this one. Great post and good thoughts. I’ve been a long time reader, just not commenter. Sorry for being shy. :/

By: The real value of my undergrad degree: « Two Notes Ahead

The real value of my undergrad degree: « Two Notes Ahead — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:08:38 +0000

[...] days ago, Charlie Hoehn wrote about the odd relationship between his formal education, his experience in following his passions, and his… (the abridged version: formal education didn’t fit into the mix). This got me thinking, yet [...]

By: alex

alex — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:36:16 +0000

i just read this and i couldnt agree more with what your saying. Now i going to read all your posts and subscribe, nice stuff man

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:57:43 +0000

Nice list. Where’s the PHP/SQL?

I’m no prophet, but I bet that online advertising knowledge around an analytics program like Omniture will be incredibly valuable. I was chatting with an Omniture consultant recently–he claimed that the industry pays $100K++ for anyone with a decent understanding of online data.

By: Jeff Widman

Jeff Widman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:04:41 +0000

Only partially true in my case. Main thing I learned in college that I use everyday is Theory of Constraints. And business vocab.

But best thing I learned was how to meet/build relationships with all types of people.