With all of the blowup around the Equifax CISO not having a degree in CompSci, does her degree really matter? During my time in infosec I have seen PHDs that can't use Excel but I have seen a former chef work their way to a team lead position. So outside of the standard certifications, does it really matter if you went to college and what you went for?
It's a good stamp of approval and it helps get your foot in the door. Making huge changes in your job usually requires a hiring manager willing to take a chance which involves a bit of luck. A degree makes it more certain.
Completely agree on using it to get your foot in.... once you have 10+ years of solid career growth, it doesn't matter. I was lucky to get discovered early by my now mentor.
Hope not, cause Iâm screwed if not lol
It helps for bigger companies like Google and Facebook. Although we have engineers with no degrees, it's hard to find a Recruiter who is willing to interview a candidate with no credentials. We get so many candidates who DO have BS/MS that it's hard for us to justify spending time on candidates that don't. I don't mean to sound so negative because I do believe some of the most brilliant people don't have degrees, however the investment of time a recruiter spends to advocate for such candidate, rarely amounts to anything.
As a person without one, you're either well known in the community and have people inside willing to vouch for you, or you're gonna have a tough time. Recruiters don't play much of a role in my job searches. Sure Google has a more official and oppressive process that doesn't allow things like this to happen for most jobs, which whatever, we ain't hurtin.
I am in the same situation with no degree. I really haven't been using any recruiters for the past 10 years. The last few jobs prior to my current one has been without the need for any interviews cause some C-level would vouch for me. Once you have a name for yourself, you pretty much avoid calls from recruiters and just network to get yourself a new gig.
Of course it matters. But just because it matters doesn't means it's required or can't be made up for if it's missing.
Yes. The phD using excell was doing a job not meant for a phD. Sure you can have smart people without degrees but it's a lot harder to prove yourself and you'll need to do more work to make up for it. It's just easier to have the credentials to get your foot in the door. Having a degree, especially from a top school does change people`s perception of you and first impressions do matter. Also consider that super successful people without degrees are a minority. Unless you already have other credentials, don't think you're something special. You're not.
For your work no. To get into the company - yes.
Check out James Altucher's recent LinkedIn post titled something like: I failed to prevent my daughter from going to college.
Mmmmm, no if you have years of experience in the work force. Yes if you are just starting out. When I look for candidates I never look at their education. It comes from an early lesson of someone I hired with two masters and smarter than hell on paper ..... In work he was absolute crap. Since then it means nothing to me. If you are smart and have time you can get many degrees. I want the real story not paper ;-)
Its a good proxy for understanding of material.
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I think it matters where you go. What you do is also important for less so
Disagree. I got a position at Equifax and went to a small state school nobody heard of. Itâs all about capability and knowing how to sell yourself.