Are Undergrads, more valuable then working professionals?
Rick Adams
rick at uunet.uu.net
Wed Mar 20 10:59:43 AEST 1991
In article <1991Mar18.030846.19529 at athena.mit.edu>, henry at athena.mit.edu (Henry Mensch) writes:
> rick at uunet.uu.net (Rick Adams) writes:
> |> Sending people to conferences to look for jobs is not within the educational
> |> charter of the organizations.
>
> nobody said these people were being sent to look for work (although the
> looking for work will certainly happen). unemployed people still learn (and,
> in fact, it is in their best interest to do so).
>
From the article that started this:
Now if one is without a job, typically, you don't have that much
survival time until homelessness occurs. hence job hunting is
important.
Usenix provides a place for people to network and hear of opportunities,
as well as brush up technical skills by listening to papers as well
as attending tutorials.
I believe this service is invaluable to the unemployed or soon
tobeunemployed...
I propose that Usenix offer a 50% discount to unemployed attendees.
Pros: It's socially responsible, it keeps people in the business and
it won't cost much.
Cons: It creates a job hunting environment, it's hard to administer
it may cost us revenue base.
Exactly how should I interpret this other than going job hunting?
It seems rather straightforward to me. Note the only reference
to learning "as well as"
---rick
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