• ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been putting a BA on my resume for decades, but I don’t have a degree.

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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        If the job requires it, they’ll probably check. If the job doesn’t require it but the hiring manager has a bias towards college graduates (hint: they all do) then it works.

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        Probably depends on the field.

        I’m a software developer and only my first job ever cared for my degree. My current employer actually never saw my degree/diploma or anything. I just said I had it.

        Now, if you’d work at a bank/in finance or have a degree in a more regulated industry, they’ll probably check.

    • Iusedtobeanadventurer@lemmy.world
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      I put my university, the years I attended, and my major and minor focus of study.

      It’s not a lie, and if pressed, I always tell the truth. It’s become a non issue as my professional experience has mounted and now my resume and references speak for itself.

      But, unless I’m asked directly…

      Nobody needs to know I dropped out first semester of my senior year due to a crippling drug addiction. Or as I phrase it, a period in my life where I needed to tend to a family medical emergency.