Andrew Gideon wrote:
The good software places to work at, don't give a bleep what degrees you
have... it's the real world experience and output that is critical
instead.

This is only partially true.


Some shops take it too far. Years ago I recall applying for a position
involving a fairly rare specialty (one not normally taught at universities).
I got a polite rejection of my application with the explanation that they
could only consider candidates with degrees. It mattered not that I had been
working exclusively in their area of interest for over 5 yrs. Six months
later, the same company hired me as a contractor (at twice the pay), to come
in and fix the disaster created by the degreed professional that they had
hired instead.

When I jokingly asked the manager whether or not that might make them
change their views on hiring only degreed candidates, he said no. I made a
lot of money from that company over the years (as contractor).

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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