• boletus
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    2 months ago

    Not a single person I’ve worked with in software has gotten a job with just a diploma/degree since like the early 2000s

    Maybe it’s different in some places.

    • @FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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      102 months ago

      Many HR departments will automatically kick out an application if it doesn’t have a degree. It’s an easy filter even if it isn’t the most accurate.

      • boletus
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        32 months ago

        I meant any form of qualification. Sure it helps, but the way you get the job is by showing you can actually do the work. Like a folio and personal projects or past history.

        • Art? Most programming? “Hard skills” / technical jobs… GOOD jobs. Sure. But there’s plenty of degrees & jobs out there. Sounds like you landed where you were meant to be, alot of folks go where opportunity and the market takes them

          • boletus
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            12 months ago

            Its probably a regional difference. Here in AU, you can be lucky and land a few post grad jobs if you really stood out. Otherwise you’re entirely reliant on having a good folio and most importantly connections.