mdrift
join:2003-08-15
Spokane, WA
| Analysts...?
They are actually graduated Engineers from various disciplines that includes EE, ME, ChemE, CE, MSE, plus Computer Engineering and Computer Science.
Computer Analyst doesn't even compare. These people actually have engineering degrees. MIS majors and their ilk have stunk up the IT industry to an alarming measure. When you see companies investing in real engineering you'll notice that they tend to actually produce goods and services and not processing paperwork and speculating on trends and more.
There was a disgusting trend back in the late 90s where companies thought they were getting 2 for 1 by hiring an MIS major or other type of systems analyst. They discovered they weren't good enough in sales/marketing and were bottom rung for actual engineering work.
Glad to see the trend is reversing. Companies like Apple [disclosure: worked there] and Google hire people who actually know the difference between Statistics and Probability and Statistics for Engineers. The differences are enormous. |
