School is where you go to learn how to learn. It may seem like you are learning a profession, but you are learning how to learn about that profession. Work is where you will actually learn about the profession.
And do you really need college too, to learn how to learn?
My point is, I have programmer colleagues that have a psychology degree or none at all. Do you think that they “learned how to learn” programming in college? No, they are good programmers because that is their passion. Learning doesn’t have a single recipe.
I sometimes interview what could be people that will write code in my team. The college part in their resumes has zero importance to me, and I’d argue that it should be the norm. If we’d do the “college degree mandatory” when posting a job offer, like many companies idiotically do, we’d lose a lot of good candidates just because they wouldn’t be able to apply.
Generally, you aren’t allowed by law an official managing position without a college degree, that’s true. But that would reflect on the job title, not pay or benefits. In my company, if you’re good, you’ll be acknowledged.
I just said “school”. You don’t need a higher education, but it’s a relatively good way to learn to learn. You may not be looking for that in the resume, but you are looking for other indicators this person has learned to work through challenges. For entry level positions, an education goes a long way in showing that.
I’m a University drop out and also the principal engineer of my department in a 40+ billion dollar company, I definitely don’t think education is that important, but it does count when you don’t know the candidate at all.
School is where you go to learn how to learn. It may seem like you are learning a profession, but you are learning how to learn about that profession. Work is where you will actually learn about the profession.
And do you really need college too, to learn how to learn?
My point is, I have programmer colleagues that have a psychology degree or none at all. Do you think that they “learned how to learn” programming in college? No, they are good programmers because that is their passion. Learning doesn’t have a single recipe.
I sometimes interview what could be people that will write code in my team. The college part in their resumes has zero importance to me, and I’d argue that it should be the norm. If we’d do the “college degree mandatory” when posting a job offer, like many companies idiotically do, we’d lose a lot of good candidates just because they wouldn’t be able to apply.
They won’t get picked for promotions though, I went to college with a way older dude because they couldn’t promote him for his lack of degree.
Generally, you aren’t allowed by law an official managing position without a college degree, that’s true. But that would reflect on the job title, not pay or benefits. In my company, if you’re good, you’ll be acknowledged.
I just said “school”. You don’t need a higher education, but it’s a relatively good way to learn to learn. You may not be looking for that in the resume, but you are looking for other indicators this person has learned to work through challenges. For entry level positions, an education goes a long way in showing that.
I’m a University drop out and also the principal engineer of my department in a 40+ billion dollar company, I definitely don’t think education is that important, but it does count when you don’t know the candidate at all.
Not really. College is nothing but a job training program now.
It also shows that you are capable of finishing a multi-year commitment.