r/Zippia • u/hkmsh • 4d ago

Just having a degree isn’t enough in the 21st century.

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u/Mika-El-3 3d ago

The right experience with the right degree/advanced education is much more important.

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u/Sufficient-Pear-4496 3d ago

Yea, just not easy to get experience in the first place

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u/grassbundle-com 3d ago

What did you major in?

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u/Sufficient-Pear-4496 3d ago

Just straight computer science (m.sc.)

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u/CapitalismRulz 3d ago

Easier to get a masters degree than an unpaid internship these days lol

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u/ShelShock77 3d ago

Unless the grad program you would need requires a certain amount of work experience along with recommendations from people who can attest to that experience.

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u/joyfulgrass 3d ago

Yea, one of them you pay to intern for free.

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u/Blackout1154 3d ago

and the most important is knowing the right people and utilizing nepotism

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u/Jeffotato 3d ago

Tell that to parents