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I was hired with no college degree, when Microsoft and Google would not even consider me on that basis. Also, for Amazon and other companies, there is a world
by mlinsey 15y ago
I was hired with no college degree, when Microsoft and Google would not even consider me on that basis.
Also, for Amazon and other companies, there is a world of difference going through their public-facing recruiting process and getting to know someone on an interesting team through your network, and getting hired through them.
- zecho 15y agoI'm sure the same rules of networking apply anywhere, though, including Microsoft and Google. Degrees are an HR filter, but networking can bypass HR. So it goes.