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I didn’t go to college, and I don’t include an education section on my resume. In 23 years in the industry, I’ve never been asked.
by psyc 5y ago
I didn’t go to college, and I don’t include an education section on my resume. In 23 years in the industry, I’ve never been asked.
- switchb4 5y agoWell you are an inspiration for others. Can you share some useful knowledge so others can benefit from your experiences?
- psyc 5y agoI can summarize my path. Ages 12-20, wrote code every day. Took a QA job at a small software company. Moved to development team. Spent 6 years there. Used that experience to get into Microsoft. 5 years there. At that point, there were almost no companies that wouldn’t interview me, and it was just on me to do well in the interviews. I have practiced white boarding all through my career. So the idea is to get your foot in whatever door you can at that time, and climb when you can.
- switchb4 5y agoThanks for your input. Highly appreciate
- nivenkos 5y agoWith 23 years in industry, you were joining back when CS degrees were less common. This is like the "boomer handshake" meme. Nowadays you need a degree.
- AussieWog93 5y agoI used to work with a guy who dropped out of a gamedev course at a second-tier university. Graduate SWE at a respectable/selective company and all. Admittedly, this was at a company with about 500 employees and 1 part-time HR person (who quit 6 months later and wasn't replaced).
- iser 5y agodo you think it's possible to work at companies like amazon and google without a degree at all?
- imwillofficial 5y agoI do
- richardwhiuk 5y agoSure, Amazon has jobs in it's warehouses :p
- pageandrew 5y agoYes, I know a number of people who have
- pageandrew 5y agoI started in the industry 7 years ago without a degree and am doing well.