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You won't even get a reply (from employers where folks want to work), such as Netflix, SpaceX, JPL, most other BigTech without a CS/IT/EE degree. Resume goes s
by digisign 4y ago
You won't even get a reply (from employers where folks want to work), such as Netflix, SpaceX, JPL, most other BigTech without a CS/IT/EE degree. Resume goes straight to /dev/null.
Basically anywhere where you have to compete with a lot of people, it is the first filter to cut the stack from 100 to 50.
- clarle 4y agoI’m an engineering manager at Netflix and this isn’t true. I’m really proud of the fact that a lot of colleagues come from so many different backgrounds. I’ve seen data scientists from political science backgrounds, UI engineers who studied literature and philosophy, and I have a CS degree myself, but I’m originally from the bioinformatics space.
- digisign 4y agoNever received a reply from the Hollywood office, over the span of three to five years, despite 20 years of VFX and internet co experience. Others have said the same. Now, networking is a thing of course. Many people get in that way, but for J. Random Applicant reading this, not an option.
- caffeine 4y ago> Netflix, SpaceX, JPL Interesting list of examples, I wouldn’t necessarily have grouped these together? Have you applied for these at some point? I haven’t, but the emphasis seems quite different at each company
- digisign 4y agoYes, they are close by. JPL app was rejected within 5 minutes. Grapevine tells me they discourage talking to folks with "just a" Bachelor's these days.