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>Beyond that, software development is plagued by this mindset that college degrees are useless and that only self taught people are worth looking into. Ugh, ye
by DarronWyke 9y ago
>Beyond that, software development is plagued by this mindset that college degrees are useless and that only self taught people are worth looking into.
Ugh, yes. I've worked for a leading SIM and smart card manufacturer and they required a 4-year degree to even get in the door. I interviewed countless people, including some who were able to answer some quite technical questions that others couldn't. And many of those had to get disqualified since we found out during the interview process that they didn't have a degree. There were so many degree holders there that didn't know what the hell they were doing, and it was obvious.
- dimman 9y agoOne doesn't prove the other, that's my point. The only thing that can be said is that a degree doesn't prove if someone fits a position or not, it only proves they've finished an education. I've also been in the field for many years and held several interviews. My takeaway, to put it a bit clumsy: "knowledge is easy to fix, mindset and experience not as easy."
- DarronWyke 9y agoAs I told someone over Twitter the other day: mindset isn't something that can be readily taught, which is why STEM is still so in-demand with a gross labor shortage. For most people it's something you either innately have or don't have. But yeah. I was reinforcing your point, not being counter.