That has been discussed a little and it mostly involved the idea that the longer you are out of college, the less weight the degree holds. I have echoed your sentiment as well. I can see the purpose of a degree and I don't think they are a waste of time, but for specific portions of web development I don't find them necessary. I think the answer you'll get though boils down to, "It's up to the hiring manager"
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Jonathan Grotegut <[email protected]>wrote: > I've just recently started reading this thread, I have not read all of the > responses. > > I am curious though, with this discussion, if people have seen what I did > when I last looked for a job. > > While I was last looking for a job, after being laid off from the place I > worked at for 8 years, it seemed > to me that even though I had 11+ years of experience they ALWAYS went with > someone with a degree > over myself who doesn't have one. It was extremely frustrating. > > I really hate spending a large fortune on a degree just to have a "leg up" > when searching for a job > when I have so many years of "real world" experience. Why as a hiring > manager would you choose > someone with a piece of paper that says they spent a ton of money on > learning something, vs someone > who has spent a TON of time learning on their own? > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
