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I also think part of the "not finding talent" problem is requirements on college degrees. It's just not necessary anymore.
by supergeek133 11y ago
I also think part of the "not finding talent" problem is requirements on college degrees. It's just not necessary anymore.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoI don't think that a degree was ever necessary, there's always been self taught people. It's just the amount of accessible info on the Internet makes it much easier to self teach nowadays. I don't know about Facebook/Google specifically but some companies will only interview/hire people with experience/know how in the very specific technology stack they use. I guess because they don't want the employee to "waste" time learning a new language/framework. You miss out on some great engineers that way. Thankfully my job doesn't require new hires to know the syntax of any particular programming language.
- supergeek133 11y agoI'm sure that's true for startup-y type companies.. but I'm in Minnesota (3M, Best Buy, Target, Honeywell) where unless you know someone even getting in the door for a first interview without a degree can prove impossible.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoOh yeah, depends totally on company policy for sure. I was just responding to the "anymore" part and adding in another reason why some companies claim "shortage."