Re:Ask HN: Are irrelevant degrees at all useful?
by unshift on Wednesday July 21, 2010 @08:49AM
(#1535025)
study what you like, not what anonymous recruiters and employers will have presumably wanted you to study. i have a degree in CS (which is what i wanted to study) but do wish i had a music minor or at least had some time to take some real music courses in college.
when looking at hundreds of resumes for prospective hires, i don't think i once looked at the school or degree somebody had. i barely looked at the resume at all; past experience is nice to thumb through but conversation with the candidate was the only real way to tell if they know what they're doing.
as for getting past anonymous HR resume scans, don't worry about it. nobody can really get past those anyway. your best bet is and always will be inside referrals.
when looking at hundreds of resumes for prospective hires, i don't think i once looked at the school or degree somebody had. i barely looked at the resume at all; past experience is nice to thumb through but conversation with the candidate was the only real way to tell if they know what they're doing.
as for getting past anonymous HR resume scans, don't worry about it. nobody can really get past those anyway. your best bet is and always will be inside referrals.