Higher education Java programmer, is it necessary?

Question

Java

When I monitor Java Developer vacancies, a technical tower is often required in the requirements, without it there is no chance for a beginner to get a job??

Answer 1

It is impossible to give a definite answer to the question.
there are mediocrities with a red diploma, and there are talents with 9th grade education.

Answer 2

Damn, yes in the name of the White Sun!
This question will soon overshadow all the others here - it is asked with stupid regularity under various sauces. Moreover, it is always asked by people who, for one reason or another, cannot / do not want to receive it (those who can / want to - just get it). And in fact, they do not need an answer - they need a moral justification for their own unwillingness / inability to receive it.
And since there are a lot of people on the toaster and everyone’s experience is different, and a person always judges on the basis of his own experience, there are many people who worked in offices of the “three tables, two chairs” level, where, of course, no one will ask for any tower.
Good. I will also speak from my own experience.
I've changed jobs five times (and countless interviews). Of these, only the first two places did not require a tower, but that was in the 90s, and then anything was possible at all, including an engineering position in the civil service without a tower. By the third place, I had an unfinished (abandoned) tower and they took it only on the condition that I would recover within three months. And then everything is simple - they asked at the first interview.
JFYI: I have a tower :)
Therefore, everything is very simple here - if you want to hang around the offices of the "three tables, two chairs" level all your life - well, forget it. But here is such a problem - the older you get, the more they will look askance at you, and not a single more or less serious office will even let you in close (not to mention the state).
There was such a thing - the Rubik's cube. And there were fans who collected different figures on it. So the very first figurine was called "donkey bridge" - like, if you couldn't assemble it, then don't be offended, but you're a donkey :) Why am I? And to the fact that getting a tower is such a "donkey bridge". I couldn’t, I didn’t pass this quest - well, sorry, wave your ears ..

Answer 3

Education, if you do not have proven work experience, is a huge plus.
If you have experience (2-3 years), then they will gladly accept even without education.

Answer 4

already 4 work on social security and the word about education did not flash, although they demanded in HH

Answer 5

In general, no one looks at education in the field of IT.
Github account with a couple of my projects, much more valuable than a diploma

Answer 6

In Germany, there is often a shortage of programmers, for this reason they hire without a tower, but in Russia, every vacancy that requires a tower. It's up to you, but I think that with the tower you will be hired faster.

Answer 7

No, higher technical education is not important.
There are a number of vacancies that require a tower due to a requirement from the customer - dismiss them right away, they won’t offer anything interesting to a junior there, you will write some kind of parsers ...;
Others want to see educated people: these are most often companies that grow specialists from juniors for themselves, the approach to them is simple - good soft skills, knowledge of * nginx systems, a general understanding of service protocols, good knowledge of Java -> these are the best options to start - they will train, warm, in addition, they also pay.
The third option - absolutely do not care how a person lived before the interview, only the knowledge base on specific topics is important, most often associated with the current project / a number of projects.
There are a million options between these 3 points, but I recommend the "other" ones - for example, banks.