> All else equal...having a college degree in CS is an advantage in getting hired over being self-taught.
I don't think this is uncontroversial. I've done hundreds of interviews at companies large and small, and nobody else has ever brought up the education section of someone's resume in discussion.
I look at it occasionally, but my hiring preference is inversely correlated to the amount of education a candidate has. PhDs go directly to the bottom of the pile, then masters, then undergrad, and no school is on top.
I don't think this is uncontroversial. I've done hundreds of interviews at companies large and small, and nobody else has ever brought up the education section of someone's resume in discussion.
I look at it occasionally, but my hiring preference is inversely correlated to the amount of education a candidate has. PhDs go directly to the bottom of the pile, then masters, then undergrad, and no school is on top.