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In the coming months, you are likely to face the ugliest labor market in living memory. A lack of degree and real world experience means you're looking at even
by nieksand 7y ago
In the coming months, you are likely to face the ugliest labor market in living memory. A lack of degree and real world experience means you're looking at even more difficulties.
Given that you have a scholarship, you'd be unwise not to snag the credential.
Also, it does not need to be a waste of time. Don't do the bare minimums. Push yourself. Take the hardest relevant classes you can find. Dig deep into any topics that interest you.
Finally, focus very hard on getting internships. In a grim market, you will be needing both the resume entries and the job leads that those can provide.
- valuearb 7y agoYou don’t need a CS degree to become a professional developer.
- sethammons 7y agoOf course it is not required. My reading of what was written was that it helps. I fully agree.
- nieksand 7y agoCorrect, and I never claimed otherwise. Whether you have a credential becomes less important the more experience you have. There will always be silly companies that do a hard-filter on degree, but you can have a perfectly happy and successful career without them. But winter has come. Available positions will become way more competitive, with more people chasing after few opportunities. It may be unfair, but the combination of no degree and no experience will be a large handicap.