Recruiting AMA! 

I was (and am) a tech recruiter for 4 years. I’ve scaled a company from 7-35 in a year and hired every founding functional role in a seed stage startup. 

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Is previous experience working a notable position as an "Engineer" as valuable as having college degrees for Engineering when screening applicants?

If you’re more junior (under 5 YOE) it matters. If you’re over 5 YOE, it matters less.

Now that it’s an employers market and there are so many applicants, recruiters need to cut down how many they get. Degrees are becoming increasingly more important to get past the first screening.