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To be fair, I'm doing a BSc right now, and looking at my passing coursemates and the level of expectations, I wouldn't consider this a useful arbiter for employment either.
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Crost41082y@lorentz some universities are terrible. Mine was so bad people could pass computer science only knowing how if statements and for loops work
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Employers along time ago decided to cut costs by not investing in people
And that comp sci dehree isn't always necessary to find a developer job or wasn't -
Why do you need certs? I've almost never seen a usa engineering job req that asks for certs. Rather they ask for experience. Maybe you could build something and talk about that in interviews. Or do you live in a country where it's normal to require certs?
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lankku4472yI'm Master of Science in Engineering, with Software Engineering my main. I'm still required to do certs. It's the ignorant clients who use certs as competence meter.
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@Crost Mine was much more severe and required us to have broad insight. They were very scientific, structured and methodical.
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@taylorswift I need certs because I have to somehow show them that I am marketable in x and y framework. I'm on severe time constraints so I don't have time to build something nor get certs. It's a tough situation. All that's left now is apply for more jobs.
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I just want to say it annoys the shit out of me that my B.Sc. Bachelor's degree in CompSci isn't enough for (ignorant) employers.
Now I have to waste time getting certs in fad languages (even though I did projects in them in college) just so I'm 'marketable' again. Man, f*** this bs.
Ridiculous requirements nowadays!
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