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> Google really is making the smartest move out of all the FAANG corps in that regard, by placing grater value on their own rather than degrees. Sorry could yo

• searchableguy 6y ago
  > Sorry could you explain that? Do Google now run courses and place value on having completed them in interviews? Yes. They are slowly offering those options along with other tech companies. I think Shopify has the best model: https://devdegree.ca/ https://devdegree.ca/
  • 908B64B197 6y ago
    Is it a real degree or some type of bootcamp?
    • Melting_Harps 6y ago
      A professional certification, much like the A+ certification that gives you a piece of paper to qualify you for entry work into IT. They're exclusively on Coursera for now, so it's more like Online learning at a University--I took a few classes online for my undergrad and it was kind of the same: online lectures, Q/A, forum participation points with periodic exams and a final. I'm told those bootcamps varies between pretty generic and cookie-cutter to a pretty intense mentorship-driven place, so I can't really say one or the other as all my tech stuff is self-taught and then supplemented with online courses and on the job projects, but my sector of fintech is incredibly niche so there isn't really any other option. Give it a shot, you can survey most courses on Coursera (where Google is offering said certification) for free and pay if you want to stay and earn a certificate. Udemy is another one I used when I wanted to hone my python skills when I was going from my developer role at IBM.