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I wonder how they're counting ads that say "BS or MS in Compsci or Equivalent Experience" or something to that effect. I understand that this could deter some a
by BWStearns 11y ago
I wonder how they're counting ads that say "BS or MS in Compsci or Equivalent Experience" or something to that effect. I understand that this could deter some applicants, but I think that it's pretty clearly a go-ahead for applicants who don't have the degrees but think they could do the job (though presumably applicants with the relevant degrees would in aggregate fare better etc). I wonder this explicitly because last time I looked I did not see many mentions of degrees that weren't explicitly accompanied by the OR.
- 13of40 11y agoSupposedly there's actually an industry standard translation of work experience to years of college. I think it's 4:1, so 16 years of experience is worth a bachelors degree.
- jqm 11y agoThat seems a little high. In the real world it seems that 4 years of hands on experience is often worth more than 4 years of school. For certain things anyway. I have a degree. I'm not sure the education was really worth the money but it has opened some doors.
- stale2002 11y agoI've learned way more working full time than I ever did from my CS classes.
- BWStearns 11y agoDo you know anyone who would really prefer a new graduate to someone with 16 years (presumably successful or why the hell are they still here?)? I have about four years experience in full time development work and a BA in an unrelated field and (think I) haven't experienced or seen this ratio in action.