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> Google, on the other hand, uses the metric of educational achievement. > Have a PhD? Front of the line. Masters? Next. Bachelor's? Go to the end. That's...
by mabbo 11y ago
> Google, on the other hand, uses the metric of educational achievement.
> Have a PhD? Front of the line. Masters? Next. Bachelor's? Go to the end.
That's... That's not really true at all. While I interned there (during my bachelors) I met a lot of people without their masters. One guy had only his high school diploma.
- s3nnyy 11y agoAlthough a degree seems to be a poor predictor of performance in a software engineering role (http://blog.alinelerner.com/how-different-is-a-b-s-in-computer-science-from-a-m-s-in-computer-science-when-it-comes-to-recruiting/ http://blog.alinelerner.com/how-different-is-a-b-s-in-comput...), I am sure the percentage of people with degrees at Google is higher compared to "normal" companies. I have some insights in Google-Zürich and the percentage of Masters and PhDs is above average compared to other companies. (Disclaimer: I live in Zurich and I used to code for a living. Now, I hire engineers for different companies in Switzerland. If you look for a tech-job in Zurich, check out my story "8 reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in IT" on https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-to-switzerland-to-work-in-it-c7ac18af4f90 https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-t... or ping me at the mail-address in my HN-profile.)