Last week the Wall Street Journal poured cold water over one of the most popular rags to riches pathways in the world: the idea that talented programmers could get hired for great jobs as software developers at top tech companies -- without necessarily having a college degree to prove their competence.
According to the Journal and Burning Glass Technologies, "it turns out that tech companies are more likely than other employers to require college degrees when hiring software developers." The story noted that "Seventy-five percent of job ads for those roles at technology companies specify an educational requirement, compared with 58% of openings posted by the full universe of employers that are hiring software developers."
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