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Well, in general the hiring manager has himself graduated from University and therefore thinks that if you haven't graduated from University as well, you can't
by S4M 14y ago
Well, in general the hiring manager has himself graduated from University and therefore thinks that if you haven't graduated from University as well, you can't be smart.
Also there is some theory saying that to graduate from University, you have to be smart, and therefore smart people go to University to distinguish themselves.
I don't agree with everything, but I am sure that's how people in position to make hiring decision tend to think in general, especially if they haven't seen your code.
- shanelja 14y agoI would be more than willing to code for them on the spot (or even for free over the course of a week) - but I do however agree, there seems to be some prevalent notion that the only intelligent people in the world are those who went to university, which has some credibility to it, mostly, spending years studying does improve your mental capabilities and most mentally challenging fields require some level of further education, but I don't see why it has to be so, I understand that these companies prefer to hire someone who has gone to university, but the rudeness I have faced so far (95% of the companies I apply for never call me back) is more befitting of a bully, than of an 'educated' person who should know better.