Is Reforge enough or do you need a college degree to be a Product Manager? || Reforge review

[@MapleJokerRofl]

I’m a COO with 2 year experience, 5 in total in diffeeent roles. Do you think my experience can help land a job or not related at all?

[@ralitsaivanova6405]

Well, you have your degree as you said - even if you have learned more from some online courses or books than from your graduation program, I think the selection for a position requires a degree after all. I have observed that candidates with the same abilities and years of experience, but without AT LEAST Bachelor's degree does not succeed that much when it comes to changing work. So I disagree. YES, you need a diploma, but not that much to give you the necessary skills for the job - knowledge comes from different sources and mainly from experience - but to show your future bosses that you were capable of completing your education

[@pminpjs]

To be really fair, I think it all depends on the context, I imagine that in a corporate environment a formal degree is more appreciated. I personally spent my whole career in startups, so I speak from this perspective, and degree in this world doesn't help, but it also doesn't make things worse. As a hiring manager, I honestly don't care if someone has a degree, the only thing that matters are actually applicable skills, and I always test for those. I loved my university experience, it was probably the time of my life I enjoyed the most, but in terms of career accomplishment I wish I started my career much sooner, honestly, I feel my 5 year of university set me back. But again, that's my personal experience and it all depends on the goals in life. I personally prefer startups over corporate jobs.