Question

Can I pursue a career with CS minor? Please help!

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answer:I work for one of the top 3 software companies in the world, have been recruited by Google a few times (but have not accepted their offers) and my degree was essentially Political Science. Not that I’d suggest that path to you.. but I can tell you NONE of my R&D colleagues have a BS in Computer Science. One was a Russian major.. quite a few were Physics or Math majors. I went back and took courses (post grad) that would fall under a CS program (about 15 years ago I took some C++ programming courses..but I started out my working career usingCobol and Assembly code..which tells you I come from the era of mainframes..which I know dates me quite a bit).. but what you’ll learn is that all employers figure if you know one major programming language you can figure out another. It’s really much more important to understand conceptually how to write elegant code and to be sharp of mind (the ability to craft an algorithm…which is why Math and Physics majors are usually among the best)—the degree really need not be CS or IT at all. The best possible thing you can do is find an internship or mentor or create your own app or product. Showing what you’ve done and what your capable of will differentiate you when you go to seek employment..not your degree. One other possibility is to pick up at least one other language. Talented consultants are among the best paid folks I know—and having the ability to speak/understand another language greatly improves their marketability. I have colleagues who have picked up Portuguese and Spanish and have worked steadily because of their combination of language skills and (software) product knowledge.