If someone approached you with a creative writing major under their belt... but they had a lot of experience working in other fields -- is that person more likely to be considered than just a person with creative writing? The NYTimes strategy I guess is what I'm talking about. Rumor is they'll hire anyone without a journalism degree, they don't like hiring journalist majors. I would think Marvel falls more for already published work but in terms of credentials, what're you looking for?

Anonymous
Depends on what position you’re talking about. If you’re trying to become a writer, you can have all of the degrees you like, but without published work that shows what you can do and that can attract the attention of an editor, you’re dead in the water.