I think it is right to filter based on education in many circumstances (such as being a doctor to do surgery, relevent qualifications to build bridges etc) ... but I also think that CS and programming are different to some small degree.
I 100% agree with you wrt to their reasoning. It does seem sound given the problems they are trying to solve requiring diverse skills etc. Interesting that they contract it out. Thanks :)
Good stuff. They still have a degree though. I don't, by (foolish?) choice. Interesting that 'a degree' seems to be the approach rather than a specific CS degree though, thanks :)
I agree mostly. Hard to swallow that you are being ruled out because you don't (by choice) have a qualification that doesn't really determine aptitude. Blank's recent post comes to mind: http://steveblank.com/2012/07/30/lying-on-your-resume/
Interesting stuff :) I'm glad things are going good for you. I could understand it more if I just fired off my CV to them, but Google approached me ... though I suspect they approach a lot of people ... a lot.
Note: Google approached me after seeing my stackoverflow account and other things on the Internet. After a very nice email chat, I sent my CV and got rejected due to no CS degree ...