LogFAQs > #979276128

my work doesn't check them. it's just a checkbox for them, if they see you have one they get all giddy about it but they never really check. they definitely consider it when hiring though, which is silly. we're a nonprofit organization, none of the work here is really skilled beyond a select few roles and they don't actually care if your degree is relevant to what you're applying for, or if you have any practical skills. they just believe that having a degree shows you have determination/work ethic which, in my experience... is a 50/50 shot, so must not really be a good litmus test for that sort of thing.

meanwhile my family grew up poor, and we were always moving around so i missed tons of school. then i dropped out of HS to join the workforce so i could start trying to improve our lives, and have been working ever since. got my GED later. college was never an option for me. but i have pursued education on my own time, gained skills and knowledge in various fields and am currently seated in a role where a degree is "required" because i simply proved i was the most capable person to do it to all the right people, despite my lack of formal qualifications.

despite this, our hiring managers/HR are still frequently choosing candidates with degrees over candidates with relevant work experience. at the end of the day, it should mean very little for most positions, and yet the value placed on it is still very high, so lacking a degree is a significant disadvantage.