[tracker1]

I have no formal education beyond H.S. and simply don't list education on my resume... At this point I have about 18 years of experience in Software Development, so take it with a grain of salt. For the most part, education has been a poor indicator of how well a given developer works. I've have seen quite a few interviews where people will look at your github contributions (I have very little).

[shubb]

Yes, I didn't mean to say employers should filter by qualification. For the first 3 years of your career, they just do.

Then after that, HR appear to filter by previous job title, hoping to see career progression and a similar title previously.

I guess the people at a large company that reduce 200 resumes down to 20, before the hiring mangers sees them, do not understand Ruby. They understand that they must be able to quantify why they rejected an applicant in case of a lawsuit. Hence the frustrating rigidness.