To the original question: I spent 8 years working without a degree and became a software lead for development teams. Interestingly enough, I did not suggest hiring people without degrees. I knew why I did not have a degree; it was a lack of discipline. What the paper shows is that you have received a basis of a formal education. It allows for a baseline comparison or a standard for, at least, what you were taught. The rest of an interview is to see how well you remember (and can use) what you were taught and if you fit into the team.
I ended up going back to get a degree when I saw that I could not progress any further. After all, why trust me with multi-million dollar projects when I lacked the discipline that countless others had to complete my education. Personally, I will not hire non-degreed engineers (in engineering and CS) because I have no measure. The paper does not matter, as the gentleman said, its what the paper represents.
If I were interviewing you and reading between the lines in your post, I would assume that you work well alone and believe that you know how to do it better than 90% of the people you come in contact with. I would classify you as a team-buster and would suggest not hiring you. I would, in the interview, have suggested to you to go back and get a degree to broaden your experience and knowledge. But that is from my perspective of somebody that worked without a degree for 8 years.
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To the original question: I spent 8 years working without a degree and became a software lead for development teams. Interestingly enough, I did not suggest hiring people without degrees. I knew why I did not have a degree; it was a lack of discipline. What the paper shows is that you have received a basis of a formal education. It allows for a baseline comparison or a standard for, at least, what you were taught. The rest of an interview is to see how well you remember (and can use) what you were taught and if you fit into the team.
I ended up going back to get a degree when I saw that I could not progress any further. After all, why trust me with multi-million dollar projects when I lacked the discipline that countless others had to complete my education. Personally, I will not hire non-degreed engineers (in engineering and CS) because I have no measure. The paper does not matter, as the gentleman said, its what the paper represents.
If I were interviewing you and reading between the lines in your post, I would assume that you work well alone and believe that you know how to do it better than 90% of the people you come in contact with. I would classify you as a team-buster and would suggest not hiring you. I would, in the interview, have suggested to you to go back and get a degree to broaden your experience and knowledge. But that is from my perspective of somebody that worked without a degree for 8 years.