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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Degree creep is hitting me as well.

All the new management jobs for my government agency require a masters degrees (it almost does not matter what type). Meanwhile most of my superiors do not have masters degrees.

So with 14 years experience, and years of consistent excellent performance reviews, I cannot even apply for a management position. Well I can apply, but my agency is communicating in its posting that if I do not have a masters, do not bother applying.

I have no problems with people waiving years of experience for MS degrees in terms of qualifications. But to completely shut out those who do not have one, for a job that is not specialized enough for it to be necessary, to me is pretty unfair.

So now, at 36 with a family of 3, a mortgage and other financial credentials that I have worked for (CFA, etc.), I need to stop my life and drop $150-200k for business school?[/quote]

Really? My corporation pays big $$ to land CFAs.  Depending on the position it is more valuable than an MBA.  Maybe you should try private sector.  [/quote]

Yes- crazy huh? I do not believe my credentials entitle me to anything. Not in the least bit. But I also do not believe employers should prevent people w/o a MS degree from even applying for a position that has no need for such a requirement. To me its the lazy person's way of trying to filter or eliminate potential candidates. Experience and academic and professionals credentials should be evaluated in totality.

At my agency, CFA is nice to have, but its not required to do my job. I could most certainly do better in private--I just really enjoy and care about my work, and the mission of my agency. So to see that they would make it more difficult for someone like me to even apply for a promotion is disheartening.  Life isn't fair I guess.

I'm not sure how I am going to complete grad school at this point in my career. Based on my work load, part time would take me 4-5 years, and it would be extremely stressful on our family since my DW also works. Full time does not make financial sense at this point in time.

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