You can compensate for a less-sexy degree by demonstrating excellent career growth. The time to act on this is now. Six years out of college, and four years in

You can compensate for a less-sexy degree by demonstrating excellent career growth. The time to act on this is now. Six years out of college, and four years in the same job - you're on the threshold of appearing stale. Take some time to set long-term goals for yourself, determine what steps you would need to take to get there, and then execute on the steps that are feasible for you at the moment. I have found that the career growth paths at many companies are quite immature - there are more options available when you consider changing employers versus busywaiting on the scarce promotional opportunities available in your career track at a single company. Doubly so if you are trying to overcome prejudices about your skill set, like if you are trying to make the leap from software testing to development, etc.