I have a degree in computer science and still think degree screening is bullshit. Ironically, it probably hurts companies more than candidates. If you really

I have a degree in computer science and still think degree screening is bullshit. Ironically, it probably hurts companies more than candidates. If you really look into it there are some good ideas out there on how to do better. One big problem seems to be that alternate approaches break down when scaling up. For example they can't be easily automated, or cant be easily handed to human recruiters with little tech understanding than are culling tons of candidates each day. Screening based on college reminds me of screening based on an "IQ test", it may have some correlation to good candidates so people think it's good. However the correlation is weak and highly inefficient. Hard to imagine the productivity and opportunities lost compared to a high-correlation more fair process.