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I'd argue that university degrees don't even sufficiently prepare students to work for someone else. A lot of the "soft skills" required for career success suc
by joshink1 5y ago
I'd argue that university degrees don't even sufficiently prepare students to work for someone else. A lot of the "soft skills" required for career success such as: self-marketing, business communication, personal finance, sales, politics, etc... are picked up on the job or from the environment (parents, networks, ...).
A potential solo indie-dev would probably be resourceful enough to go the autodidact path, or cherry-pick their own course plan at a university. Since credentials are less important for a self-employed person, they can get the same value from learning resources.
- MaknMoreGtnLess 5y ago> I'd argue that university degrees don't even sufficiently prepare students to work for someone else Well, it does filter out those who consistently fail to respect a process and deadlines. A smart businessman can buildout a proven, reproducible process and then employ people with a proven track record of following processes even if those employees are without any experience.
- joshink1 5y agoIt’s a noisy and expensive filter at that. The low SES folks (anyone who has to work-study really) will be unfairly selected against per degree completion. That seems like the innate personality trait of conscientiousness, not something trained into a person through 4 years of artificial tasks and goals, at least not reliably at scale.