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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully started their career over... by dboreham on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:36PM (#34457609)
> technical undergrad degree

OP stated they were in grad school, implying they have some degree. I'm not sure it would help to take another one now?

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone successfully started their career over... by anthomtb on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:51PM (#34457837)
I think it would, assuming they want to work for an established tech company. They do not say what field their degree was in. If it is non-technical, even a hard science, getting an additional undergrad in an Engineering field would make them much more employable.

If they do have a technical degree then I agree that an additional undergrad would not help. But I certainly think returning to graduate school would help them get hired.

An aside, they OP is not really stating what they want to do. I am interpolating from:

> Will tech co’s ever consider hiring someone like me?

That they want a role like my own (senior software engineer, 15 YOE). But I am not certain.

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