Re:Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Re...
by ryanmercer on Monday December 30, 2019 @06:58AM
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>Would you be willing to name names?
Most major, publicly-traded, corporations want a degree beyond entry-level positions. Some companies won't even touch you without a degree (including many startups): for example, Flexport turned me down for the job I'd already done for over a decade, longer than they've been a company, for not having a 4-year degree, this is a direct copy-paste from the rejection email when I applied:
>You obviously have many of the skills we're looking for. However, for the Customs Brokerage role we require a BA/BS degree as well as previous experience in a broker role doing entries and customs classifications.
At the time of that email rejection I'd been doing the job for 12 years and 1 month at my current employer.
Even postings at places like YC have degree requirements for stuff that shouldn't (like assistants).
Most major, publicly-traded, corporations want a degree beyond entry-level positions. Some companies won't even touch you without a degree (including many startups): for example, Flexport turned me down for the job I'd already done for over a decade, longer than they've been a company, for not having a 4-year degree, this is a direct copy-paste from the rejection email when I applied:
>You obviously have many of the skills we're looking for. However, for the Customs Brokerage role we require a BA/BS degree as well as previous experience in a broker role doing entries and customs classifications.
At the time of that email rejection I'd been doing the job for 12 years and 1 month at my current employer.
Even postings at places like YC have degree requirements for stuff that shouldn't (like assistants).