http://news.aol.com/elections/story/_a/foxs-baby-mama-reference-under-fire/20080613100909990001?icid=100214839x1203875191x1200159172
"Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming at News Corp.-owned Fox, said in a statement that a producer "exercised poor judgment" during the segment. The producer was not fired; no other disciplinary action was announced."
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Changing of the Guards
At this present point in time, I'm somewhat between jobs, but not really (you'll probably find out my industry from later posts). Between my reading of classified ad postings, and various business publications, I'm becoming more aware of the relative dichotomy that exists in today's career market: Longevity vs. Education/Credentials.
One example of a job posting to which I submitted an application was an entry-level job (I know because it's the same title as my current job). The pay was much higher than my current pay, but they required 5-7 years of experience at that position. The first question that popped into my head was "Why would someone with 7 years of experience at that lower-level position, want to apply to another job at the same level?" I look at my current role as something I'd want to do for a maximum of 3.5 years (maybe it's arrogant, or maybe it's because my company drills into our head that this is not the sort of position that you will be allowed to stay at for a long period of time).
My issue with this is: today's generation proceeds at an accelerated pace of the 'learning from mistakes' that the older generation expects when they require someone with 10+ years of experience. If John Q. Modern has spent his time in grad school learning about the past blunders of the Finance industry; learned how the blunders began, played out, and were resolved, as well as how to avoid them in the future, did projects and mock scenarios regarding those issues, completed an internship in the financial industry, and is then able to apply that theoretical knowledge to his first 3 years at his "real world" job... then how is he any less qualified (for, let's say, the position of Jr. VP of Finance) than someone who has the 10+ years of experience but less formal training?
The difficulty lies in the fact that we are being bombarded with stories of people with minimal "real world" experience who go on to start a venture that becomes a multi-million dollar company (Facebook, Dell, Google, etc.), but are told that hard work and experience are all that matter. It would make sense for someone who wants to run a Blue Chip company to put in the time required to rotate through the various departments of the company over a few decades; but why would someone who has taken the extra time to complete a graduate degree in a specified field such as Mathematics or Computer Science, be required to start at the bottom and "work their way up" like everyone else?
One example of a job posting to which I submitted an application was an entry-level job (I know because it's the same title as my current job). The pay was much higher than my current pay, but they required 5-7 years of experience at that position. The first question that popped into my head was "Why would someone with 7 years of experience at that lower-level position, want to apply to another job at the same level?" I look at my current role as something I'd want to do for a maximum of 3.5 years (maybe it's arrogant, or maybe it's because my company drills into our head that this is not the sort of position that you will be allowed to stay at for a long period of time).
My issue with this is: today's generation proceeds at an accelerated pace of the 'learning from mistakes' that the older generation expects when they require someone with 10+ years of experience. If John Q. Modern has spent his time in grad school learning about the past blunders of the Finance industry; learned how the blunders began, played out, and were resolved, as well as how to avoid them in the future, did projects and mock scenarios regarding those issues, completed an internship in the financial industry, and is then able to apply that theoretical knowledge to his first 3 years at his "real world" job... then how is he any less qualified (for, let's say, the position of Jr. VP of Finance) than someone who has the 10+ years of experience but less formal training?
The difficulty lies in the fact that we are being bombarded with stories of people with minimal "real world" experience who go on to start a venture that becomes a multi-million dollar company (Facebook, Dell, Google, etc.), but are told that hard work and experience are all that matter. It would make sense for someone who wants to run a Blue Chip company to put in the time required to rotate through the various departments of the company over a few decades; but why would someone who has taken the extra time to complete a graduate degree in a specified field such as Mathematics or Computer Science, be required to start at the bottom and "work their way up" like everyone else?
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
First Post
I would like to start off by apologizing to my one fan out there. It took a while between my starting this blog and actually making a post because I wanted to create something that was absolutely unforgettable to begin this thing with a 'bang'. Regrettably, I could not think of something amazing, so I swiped this PowerPoint presentation from CribChatter's comment threads.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present: The Subprime Fiasco (In a Nutshell)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present: The Subprime Fiasco (In a Nutshell)
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