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I'm not convinced of the uphill battle of securing a job. Credentials seem to matter in that they modify the gradient you advance in ranks with. I have a degree

I'm not convinced of the uphill battle of securing a job. Credentials seem to matter in that they modify the gradient you advance in ranks with. I have a degree. It has certainly helped the speed at which I advanced. But I don't believe it helped me actually get the job. My first job was 10 years ago and it still wasn't that big of a deal to not have one at most jobs. However, government jobs almost always have a hard degree requirement. I'm not sure why this is. I wouldn't take government jobs as representative of the industry.

bumby 4y ago
>government jobs almost always have a hard degree requirement. There are a surprising number of loopholes. For example, many federal engineering jobs require any one of the following: 1) A bachelors degree in engineering 2) Sufficient college coursework without a degree with relevant experience 3) A non-engineering degree with sufficient engineering coursework 4) passing the engineers in training (EIT) exam with relevant experience (which doesn't necessarily require a degree to sit for) 5) A professional engineer (PE) license (which, in some cases, doesn't require any college) I do think HR is biased towards just looking for degrees. Probably out of either laziness or risk-aversion.