I am aware that I would not be paid the same as someone with a master’s degree. As far as finding it hard to justify hiring someone without relevant bachelors, especially in the clinical applications field I would have to respectfully disagree. Of course having an MIS or HIM bachelor degree would help my cause, at the same time there are many people with those degrees who do not possess a quarter of the knowledge and skills that someone with a specialized associates degree/certifications and 5+ years of experience in the field.
I know it to be true (at least here in the states) that some employers would rather have someone with a specialized degree and more experience than someone with less experience and a higher degree. There are also many things that that come along with putting in years in the field that cannot be taught in a classroom.
One brief article I found here(1)made these points:
“Many executives said job applicants aren't required to have a bachelor's degree, since technology changes a lot over four years. Instead, some suggested offering technical skills in two-year degrees -- or in even shorter classes or certificate courses. Executives at some larger companies said they don't necessarily want the focus to be on tech skills that they can outsource to other countries. "Technical will always be there. In fact, it's easier to teach the technical skills," said Tim Dokken with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. "It's much more difficult to train the soft skills and how to get people to influence, collaborate, work together." Those companies prefer well-rounded people. They say many tech workers have liberal arts backgrounds and shifted into technology .”
I will take your advice and drop by offer down a bit! Thanks!
I am aware that I would not be paid the same as someone with a master’s degree. As far as finding it hard to justify hiring someone without relevant bachelors, especially in the clinical applications field I would have to respectfully disagree. Of course having an MIS or HIM bachelor degree would help my cause, at the same time there are many people with those degrees who do not possess a quarter of the knowledge and skills that someone with a specialized associates degree/certifications and 5+ years of experience in the field.
I know it to be true (at least here in the states) that some employers would rather have someone with a specialized degree and more experience than someone with less experience and a higher degree. There are also many things that that come along with putting in years in the field that cannot be taught in a classroom.
One brief article I found here(1)made these points:
“Many executives said job applicants aren't required to have a bachelor's degree, since technology changes a lot over four years. Instead, some suggested offering technical skills in two-year degrees -- or in even shorter classes or certificate courses. Executives at some larger companies said they don't necessarily want the focus to be on tech skills that they can outsource to other countries. "Technical will always be there. In fact, it's easier to teach the technical skills," said Tim Dokken with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. "It's much more difficult to train the soft skills and how to get people to influence, collaborate, work together." Those companies prefer well-rounded people. They say many tech workers have liberal arts backgrounds and shifted into technology .”
I will take your advice and drop by offer down a bit! Thanks!
(1)http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/04/30/mnscu-surveys-em...