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Lets clarify: what field & sized companies? Because you can't even get a foot in the door without a degree most places; now I'm curious.
by analognoise 11y ago
Lets clarify: what field & sized companies?
Because you can't even get a foot in the door without a degree most places; now I'm curious.
- HappyTypist 11y agoI suspect more conservative (e.g. financial, government) firms may only shortlist those with a degree (especially if hiring is done by non-engineers), but I don't think 'most places' is true. I applied to six places and received two offers, one from where I'm at now and the other from a startup. My Googler friend told me that as long as I can get an interview, simply having a degree or not is 'irrelevant'. Maybe it's not a question of degree, but if you've done anything that sets you above?
- pvg 11y agoYou're right, we should narrow it down a bit. Let's call the field 'programming' and the area in question 'most of the US'. Within those constraints, the idea you can't get your foot in the door without a degree seems completely preposterous.