@profoundlynerdy /5

There are some exceptions.

Despite the fact that I was CIO of a College for several years, I don't actually have BS or MS (long story and would not be easily duplicatable).

Even with that track record and 30+ years of experience there are orgs that would not even consider me for a CIO/CTO/CISO position because of that.

Used to bother me, certainly not anymore.

@profoundlynerdy /6

And even though certs and degrees are not my top "want" when hiring anyone above say, a journeyman level, if someone is getting the occasional credentials in a "fresh" area of study, it does show me they are curious and not generally stagnating.