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In my experience, German companies are particularly bad about having a rigid focus on specific academic credentials, often coupled with an unwillingness to beli
by xiaoma 10y ago
In my experience, German companies are particularly bad about having a rigid focus on specific academic credentials, often coupled with an unwillingness to believe that effective learning can occur outside of schools. I do respect their traditional apprenticeship track, but even that seems to be slowly disappearing.
- majewsky 10y agoIt's getting better. My first employer hired me for a programming role although my background was in physics, based on my open-source contributions.
- xiaoma 10y agoDid you have a full 4 year degree?
- guitarbill 10y agoYou mean BSc? Bachelor degrees often aren't 4 years outside the US.
- majewsky 10y agoYes, a 5-year "Diplom".
- HarryHirsch 10y agoIs it? I heard it said 15 years ago: when you need something slapped together quickly go hire a Roumanian or a physicist.
- k__ 10y agoIt's not only a company problem here in Germany. There are special taxation laws for self employed people, but they only apply to "higher services", which can be scientific, artistic, medical or such. Which can you save a few thousand Euros a year. If you got a degee you're mostly safe, but if you're self-educated in the field, you have to jump through a few hoops.