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There's a significant portion of tech jobs that don't require degrees, yet these jobs aren't being filled by women either. I would have dropped CS immediately i
by peterwwillis 10y ago
There's a significant portion of tech jobs that don't require degrees, yet these jobs aren't being filled by women either. I would have dropped CS immediately if it required difficult math, as even simple math problems can take me a considerable amount of time to finish. But i've worked in tech my whole life.
I guess my question is, do we really believe difficult college courses are the main thing supporting a STEM/tech gender gap, when many tech jobs don't even require college?
- sotojuan 10y agoMost tech jobs requires college degrees though. Maybe in SF and NYC and HN we talk about how they're not relevant but out in the real world, outside of big cities I always see "B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent".
- peterwwillis 10y agoAnd most tech job requirements are flexible. It says "or equivalent"... that means equivalent experience, or skill. If you don't have a degree, or even experience, you can still demonstrate your skill, and they may take you at less pay or on a probationary period, or as an intern-to-hire. The biggest problem tech companies have with hiring is that most people applying are simply bad at the job. They really could not care less if you graduated, they just need a competent worker. If anything, it might be the opposite of how you describe: big cities have a larger pool of experienced graduates from which to pick, and smaller cities have to take what they can get.
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