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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (5 children)

Not sure if serious or joking

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    It depends on the company.

    I have an AP degree in Computer Science (Academic Profession - it's a 2+0.5 year degree in Denmark that serves as a basis for a BSc specialisation, basically allowing you to "top it up" to multiple full BSc's if you want to, e.g. in my case I could've gone on for sysadmin, database engineering, and software engineering BSc's, each taking a year + 4-6 months of internship), and even with a decade+ of experience working for companies of all sizes, I often get rejected because not having a full Bachelors.

    And it's often a weird leadership thing. A few years back I interviewed for a company, and hit it off with the tech lead of the team I would've been joining. The whole process was smooth, the team liked me, and vocally preferred me over other candidates. But the CTO - who was the last interview round - opted for a candidate with lesser skills, because he had a BSc from a university the CTO knew (or was somehow involved with, I don't know the specifics). They ended up firing him within half a year, and to date the tech lead tells me how much better things would've been if the C-suite wasn't so blinded by a flashy diploma.

    Meanwhile most places don't give a damn. If you have experience, and/or a good CV, and can prove yourself in the technical challenge part of the interview, it doesn't matter if you have a PhD or if you walked in from the street with a high school diploma. What matters is what you can do and deliver.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    The exceptions and ones that don't care are the only reason I've been able to advance my career so far. It's crazy how a fresher with 0 work experience can be preferred over a a decade and a harf of real world experience just because they took some (mostly unrelated!) classes

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