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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t need a CS degree to do cybersecurity, cloud or most of that stuff.

My degree is in theater and I am the program manager of a huge IT project on a government project.  I started at one of those computer training places  I’ve hired many who do not have a CS degree. They are not all technical positions.

My just hired a project manager and they have a degree in psychology and minor in English.

I also have another project manager who does IT training and has a degree in European History and German.[/quote]
The job market has changed since you were in college.  There are so many graduates now with a CS or Business background.  Why would they be hiring theater majors for PM roles?  Or, English or Psych majors?  I guess government pays so little they are getting the bottom of the barrel or something.   So, maybe that's why our government doesn't run as efficiently.

I would never hire someone from one of those IT training places unless it was for a helpdesk role (which are all offshored, btw).  All of the PM jobs I see require either a background in IT, CS, business or finance.  I never see a PM role where the "degree required" says "English or Psych"; certainly not theater.

I worked in SV including FAANGs, never worked for the government.    Maybe that's the difference.[/quote]

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