throwaway283719

قبل 12 سنةdiscuss

You say you believe that your ability to get a degree doesn't correlate to anything other than your tolerance to debt or how rich your parents are.

But you clearly believe that your 2:2 in Physics (for Americans, a 3.0 GPA) is worth more than someone else's 1 in Urban Forestry Management (for Americans, a 3.7 GPA) so presumably you think that there is some variation in difficulty among degrees, and presumably you believe that smarter people will be able to get better degrees?

throwaway283719

قبل 12 سنةdiscuss

I'm glad that CloudFlare has a sensible approach to hiring, but sadly I think they will be the exception, rather than the rule.

throwaway283719

قبل 12 سنةdiscuss

He could start by rewriting his resume. This in particular stands out -

  Accomplishment highlights:
    * Autodidact. High school dropout. No degree.

To almost any employer, that is not an accomplishment, much less a highlight! If you're a high school dropout who is very accomplished since then, just silently drop any mention of your education from your resume. Everyone will assume that you left it off because it's irrelevant given all your experience since then.

If the first paragraph of your resume calls attention to the fact that you didn't even graduate high school, it sets a bad tone for the rest. Many people will throw your resume away without reading further.

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