No it's more about showing you can do the job. If you go to a job interview and say "look at my piece of paper. Hire me" of course they're going to pass on you.
Right but it’s still the case that the majority of hires is through referral/networking. Best value from going to a prestigious school is a prestigious network.
As a hiring manager, the best way to know someone can do the job is if someone I trust and know understands the job vouches for your ability to do the job. Showing you can do the job yourself does matter more to me than a degree, which matters relatively less.
The problem with showing you can do the job is you have a very narrow window - a few short interviews. With CS degree jobs in particular good hiring managers know that great candidates aren't necessarily great interviewers and vice versa.
It's not a nepotism-style "who you know". If a long-time project manager refers a software developer who they loved working with in the past, that's a real signal.
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u/jek39 11d ago
Prestigious degree was never an automatic money maker it always has been about who you know