Comment on How hopeless is getting a job with a CS degree?
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 days ago
I mean what degree would be better. Obviously if you can hack it medicine is great. law is not btw. its about as good as any degree and most every program has logic requirements which is a nice thing to have. Personally I do think a liberal arts degree is good to broaden your knowledge base. Really the problem is not cs degrees being bad its that bachelors degrees are not all that useful in general any more. Higher cost with less prospects.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ve worked at a few places that won’t touch you without one. But the GPA also counts for a lot. Anything under a 3.0 regularly gets ignored. For the bigger firms, it can go up to 3.5
I had a weak GPA and took a job at a real bottom of the barrel company. But after five years, it was just “oh, this guy can hold a steady job” and GPA stopped mattering.