Comments on: Going Back To School http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/going-back-to-school Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Web Developer in the Metro Vancouver area. Technology, Web Development, Photography, Computers and Outdoor Activities Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tyler Ingram http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/going-back-to-school/comment-page-1#comment-12108 Tyler Ingram Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:40:18 +0000 http://www.tyleringram.com/?p=673#comment-12108 I guess it depends on who I would be applying to work for. I find larger companies like the piece of paper but the smaller ones understand that some people who are self-taught do a really good job (like me!) lol But to say I'm certified or have a paper to back my skills up isn't a bad thing, it just takes time to work towards it. Going to school can either be on top of working which would take up time, or I can learn on the job (as with most of my web development experience) and be sort of 'paid' to learn it ;) I guess it depends on who I would be applying to work for. I find larger companies like the piece of paper but the smaller ones understand that some people who are self-taught do a really good job (like me!) lol

But to say I’m certified or have a paper to back my skills up isn’t a bad thing, it just takes time to work towards it. Going to school can either be on top of working which would take up time, or I can learn on the job (as with most of my web development experience) and be sort of ‘paid’ to learn it ;)

]]> By: Raul http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/going-back-to-school/comment-page-1#comment-12058 Raul Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:15:27 +0000 http://www.tyleringram.com/?p=673#comment-12058 I don't think that Canada requires a piece of paper as much as Mexico does, but it's always nice to have the certificate :) I don’t think that Canada requires a piece of paper as much as Mexico does, but it’s always nice to have the certificate :)

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