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		bikamonki on Aug 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Unemployable Programmer IMO your problem is not lack of degree (personally, this is the last thing I check on a resume). Nor your age (I am also 40ish and more productive than ever). Your problem is your debt.

ra1n85 on Aug 3, 2015 | [–]

>(personally, this is the last thing I check on a resume)

I've found myself doing the same. "What has this person done?" is my internal dialogue while I parse through resumes.

csense on Aug 3, 2015 | [–]

How would an employer even know about that?

bikamonki on Aug 3, 2015 | [–]

About his debt?

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