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I believe they're specifically talking about data science and fields related? I'm a prior software development manager and degrees in general in this kind of f
by ckdarby 6y ago
I believe they're specifically talking about data science and fields related?
I'm a prior software development manager and degrees in general in this kind of field don't carry much weight outside of academic hires and very select companies.
While some companies or hiring managers might frown upon this it doesn't matter if there is an active hiring group that doesn't put any weight on them.
I guess one could argue that the ones who frown upon the degree pay more competitive but I've only found the opposite to be true with my experience.
(I'm ignoring FAANG because they're so unique that they're an exception to everything in the "real world")
- mdorazio 6y agoI'm specifically talking about data science as well. My experience has been pretty much the opposite of yours. Data science boot camps and online programs have been cranking out grads for a few years now, so the base credential isn't all that valuable anymore. The big companies I work with are specifically looking for traditional degrees from Top 20ish colleges. On the other hand, it's probably quite different with smaller companies and especially non-unicorn startups.