If you look at hiring forms in Big Companies... There are checkboxes for Degree as well as PhD. It is common for managers to simply tick a box and send to HR /

If you look at hiring forms in Big Companies... There are checkboxes for Degree as well as PhD. It is common for managers to simply tick a box and send to HR / Recruiting firm. So people without those get filtered out before anyone ever sees your CV. If you're never going to work at a Big Company, then this doesn't matter Also, if you'd like to emigrate or work overseas, having a degree helps your case ( Australia, UK )