Utility of a DL degree-redux

Thought I would share something with the group. I had a job interview yesterday with a consulting firm in North Georgia area (I live on Ga Tennessee border). The job is a psychology/social services position involving in-home counseling and psychotherapy therapy and evaluations ordered by the Department of Children's Services or the court system. The woman Ph.D. interviewing me was quite impressed with my DL M.S. in clinical psychology. She stated that in the "real world" companies that contract for services want persons who demonstrate self-motivation, self-discipline, the ability to set and meet deadlines, the ability to use available resources creatively and personal initiative. She stated that a person with a DL degree has demonstrated all of those very attractive traits by getting that type of degree. She offered me the position on the spot and stated my DL degree was the clincher. Now I ahve to decide if I want the job. Will decide by the end of the weekend. I know there has been discussion about a bias against DL degrees in the marketplace, however in this instance a DL degree seems to have been a real plus!

 

Congrats!
Most employers are coming around to the idea of DL and many today have experienced the format themselves. By taking a class or two themselves in their college days they now realize that if a class is conducted well no short cuts are available to a DL student. I think the general acceptance is becoming profound, and within the next ten years, B&M's and DL will be so intertwined that RA or GAAP will be the only thing that matters! Those poor Ivy league schools are being usurped by a society that seeks and demands more utility than haughtiness.

Knock'em dead out there!
Best,
Gavin