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I was checking out their careers page and they're looking for a senior engineer to lead 5 engineers, but they require masters degrees? Really? Newsflash: a one year degree isn't what's needed to be a successful team lead.

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The next bullet point:

"Employer will also accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in a related field."

We don't require a Masters. Some engineers have one (or PhD even) but that's much less important than being a great engineer.

You missed my point entirely. A one year degree isn't the equivalent of 5 years of post-bac experience in the field, and that is your first bullet point, the "expected" and most discouraging one - folks stop reading after that. That some folks have masters or PhD degrees is great, but shouldn't be an expectation for a team lead role. I'm sure you'll have issues trying to attract talent with that kind of messaging and expectations.

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