Comments on: Google jobs in Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts helps? http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/ blogging is not a spectator sport Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guest http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-338622 Guest Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:11:15 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/#comment-338622 Interesting post. I have stumbled this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did. Interesting post. I have stumbled this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

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]]> By: Daniel http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-151800 Daniel Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:41:54 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/#comment-151800 It appears that Google is taking the approach of an arts background assists in providing a work force of more abstract thinkers. Many US organisations consider vocational degrees too focused and narrow in their training, neglecting the benefits broader studies afford. Many top execs in the US have had a traditional arts degree behind them and will take vocational steam postgraduate. Melbourne University is introducing a similar model for their Medicine and Law degrees as well. This may not conform to the rigid mantra fed to Australian students, but it might just work. It appears that Google is taking the approach of an arts background assists in providing a work force of more abstract thinkers. Many US organisations consider vocational degrees too focused and narrow in their training, neglecting the benefits broader studies afford.

Many top execs in the US have had a traditional arts degree behind them and will take vocational steam postgraduate. Melbourne University is introducing a similar model for their Medicine and Law degrees as well.

This may not conform to the rigid mantra fed to Australian students, but it might just work.

]]> By: duncanriley.com » It’s official: I don’t get American job requirements http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/comment-page-1/#comment-9962 duncanriley.com » It’s official: I don’t get American job requirements Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:37:47 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/06/08/google-jobs-in-australia-and-a-bachelor-of-arts-helps/#comment-9962 [...] Found myself today at the Gawker Jobs page…not quite sure how, but I did none the less (no, I’m not moving to the States…just did ok!) and I found this marketing job for Indeed. The requirements: a BA or BS for a marketing job! Like I mentioned on June 8, Google has similar requirements for a Marketing job, and I just don’t get it! What, are the only two degrees Americans can get a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science? How do either apply to a marketing job? In my case I’m to be bestowed (this year, my last exam results permitting…I did my final exam on Monday…and it’s only taken 12 years to get to this point) a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in E-Commerce and Marketing, which you’d think would be perfect for a e-commerce based marketing position…and yet it seems I wouldn’t get a look in for an American job…it’s got me beat…apparently American firms prefer people to have studied ancient history or the like! [...] [...] Found myself today at the Gawker Jobs page…not quite sure how, but I did none the less (no, I’m not moving to the States…just did ok!) and I found this marketing job for Indeed. The requirements: a BA or BS for a marketing job! Like I mentioned on June 8, Google has similar requirements for a Marketing job, and I just don’t get it! What, are the only two degrees Americans can get a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science? How do either apply to a marketing job? In my case I’m to be bestowed (this year, my last exam results permitting…I did my final exam on Monday…and it’s only taken 12 years to get to this point) a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in E-Commerce and Marketing, which you’d think would be perfect for a e-commerce based marketing position…and yet it seems I wouldn’t get a look in for an American job…it’s got me beat…apparently American firms prefer people to have studied ancient history or the like! [...]

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