Wow, I would say that guy clearly did not understand the premise of this post. I'm currently getting my degree, however, I come from a military (infantry)/cop background. I understand two things: one, bootcamps work and two, experience counts for more than a piece of paper. Also, currently in my quest for that piece of paper I have learned that employers are wanting employees that have more soft skills than IT knowledge. In my past /current lines of work I have gained a plethora of soft skills and plenty of experience to boot.
The gentleman that isn't as understanding as some others in this thread appears to not have the experience with specific soft skills that would require one to be more empathetic.
Depends on the employer. Soft skills are rare in tech so a premium is placed on anyone who has them. But no real tech company is going to hire someone for an engineering role if they eschew technical ability in favor of people skills. The former is foundational. The latter is nice-to-have.
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Wow, I would say that guy clearly did not understand the premise of this post. I'm currently getting my degree, however, I come from a military (infantry)/cop background. I understand two things: one, bootcamps work and two, experience counts for more than a piece of paper. Also, currently in my quest for that piece of paper I have learned that employers are wanting employees that have more soft skills than IT knowledge. In my past /current lines of work I have gained a plethora of soft skills and plenty of experience to boot.
The gentleman that isn't as understanding as some others in this thread appears to not have the experience with specific soft skills that would require one to be more empathetic.
Depends on the employer. Soft skills are rare in tech so a premium is placed on anyone who has them. But no real tech company is going to hire someone for an engineering role if they eschew technical ability in favor of people skills. The former is foundational. The latter is nice-to-have.