In my experience over the past 5 years in EU and Asia: Increasingly many companies wont even talk to you unless you have ‘a’ PhD. You dont need this piece of paper, but it is one hell of a life hack getting one.
Are you trying to apply cold? The way it usually works is that someone you have worked with before vouches for you and that gets you past that screening.
I'm self-taught. My first job I got lucky (or the grace of God, depending on your perspective). After that, it never mattered. I had experience, references, a track record.
And the older you get, the longer the track record, and the more it outweighs the piece of paper.
I'm primarily an embedded guy, though. If you're doing web apps, or desktop, or games, or phones, or high performance, or finance programming, your mileage may vary.
thenthenthen|9 months ago
cortesoft|9 months ago
no_degree_a102|9 months ago
Aside from Unicorn and FAANG orgs self-taught is still predominantly forbidden.
AnimalMuppet|9 months ago
And the older you get, the longer the track record, and the more it outweighs the piece of paper.
I'm primarily an embedded guy, though. If you're doing web apps, or desktop, or games, or phones, or high performance, or finance programming, your mileage may vary.
epolanski|9 months ago
Sure, there's very very big orgs where it matters for several positions, but it's not predominantly forbidden.