We get our degree from a high-end higher education institution and with it we have proven that we studied Computer Science and a number of important programming languages in-depth.

Now why is it that when we get a job as a Software Developer, that people only seem to value you if you get industry certificates in those programming languages?

I understand a degree forms the basis with which to tackle modern-day software problems, but for your entire education to be practically invisible to stakeholders? That's what seems strange to me. We are valued by the number of certificates we have? Something doesn't add up. The only reason for this I can see is that the Business department hasn't had the thorough STEM education we had and thus thinks we are still novices who need to get 'trained'.

The only kind of industry certs I've seen anyone with are cloud (AWS) certs. Even then, for the most part nobody gives a shit.

The cowlick haired economists succeeded in tricking us that every company has to imitate googles interview process. I’m studying and working fulltime simultaneously, and did so for the last 3 years. Almost finished, very interviewer still thinks I’m as valuable as an intern

because university certificates never mattered. someone told them they mattered to increase the intake for getting those certificates. all the business cares is someone else is filtering people for them. the filter itself doesn't matter. they just want to avoid liability and their own anxiety about making a bad guess, so if someone else certifies they can doubt themselves less

and all the university cares about is if people go in and pay them. you don't even have to attend classes actually. the fact the teachers actually taught you something is a coincidence. the college I got my education from turns out was vastly better than the colleges / universities I later heard friends attend for computer science. it's all luck. sometimes a teacher joins and actually teaches, but the university wouldn't care if they don't know anything and just pretend they do either. like any job really. everyone's just covering their ass