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Re:Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, a... by bobwaycott on Monday April 01, 2019 @05:19PM (#19548353)
I’ve been doing the same (omitting my degree). I really don’t know that mentioning my history degree with minors in French and philosophy are all that informative compared to just talking about what all I’ve done in the last 12 years as a full-time software professional.
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Re:Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, a... by bitdeveloper on Monday April 01, 2019 @06:17PM (#19548908)
In fact, mentioning a History degree might make someone doubt your ability to keep your code DRY...
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