@Ramhound: Well the field is IT. That's kind of of SU's target audience, right? Flashing your rep points would be a poor substitute for real work experience, I agree. But perhaps in addition to it?

@allquixotic: I see what you mean, but the question is tagged with discussion who's description is 'The question you're asking is designed to solicit opinions or best-practices on a particular topic, with the goal of reaching community consensus.' which is accurate. The point of MetaSU is to talk about SU, right? I can think of no better place to get answers to this question. You guys know what rep points are worth more than say, Reddit.