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Well there is the BCS but it is completely irrelevant and it's a mystery how it still exists. It does absolutely nothing for working engineers and seems to be j
by gaius 9y ago
Well there is the BCS but it is completely irrelevant and it's a mystery how it still exists. It does absolutely nothing for working engineers and seems to be just a front for large employers to perpetuate the skills shortage myth while unemployment among CS grads hovers between 10 and 13%.
- bshimmin 9y agoI dimly recall we were pitched something about joining the BCS when I was doing my master's - I'm not sure if it was a full presentation or just some pamphlets that were passed around. I don't think any of us joined because it was quite expensive (£139 annually now) and it was supremely unclear what the benefits were. Since then, I don't believe I've ever heard it mentioned.
- greenshackle2 9y ago[citation needed] on that unemployment figure. Is that a unemployment for recent graduates, or anyone with a CS degree? I find that figure surprising because: 1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/11/19/the-college-degrees-with-the-highest-starting-salaries-in-2015 https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/11/19/the-colle... 2) This is purely anecdotal, but I've had no problem finding jobs as a self-taught programmer in Canada. I'm paid nearly 6 figures with 3 years of experience in a field where I don't have formal training. If that's not sign of a skills shortage, I don't know what is.
- gaius 9y agoHere you go - 14% according to https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/sep/16/computer-science-graduates-unemployment-bme https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/20... The Graun being the Graun they can't make the leap of logic to "supply and demand".