Not that I know of. I mean if you're trying to get a job at some big corporation/old industry that just needs a programmer for their IT department then probabl

Not that I know of. I mean if you're trying to get a job at some big corporation/old industry that just needs a programmer for their IT department then probably. But my programmer peers all got their jobs without jumping through CV hoops, etc. here in Germany. They all work for more "modern" companies than European old money though.