Versatile software engineer with a background in .NET consulting and CMS development. Working on regaining my embedded development skills to get more involved with IoT opportunities.
If I came across a resume where someone listed an educational component they had not started yet, I would consider that misleading./dishonest and it would go into the "nope" pile instantly. I failed out of university, but I was there for 4 years so it looks like I finished if you don't read carefully. In my description it mentions that I received 90something credit hours towards a BSCS degree before I left school to become an Emergency Medical Technician. I'd say only about 50% of recruiters actually read that part, so I have had to correct people in interviews before and explain that there was a miscommunication somewhere along the way and I didn't finish my degree. Most of the time, it isn't an issue and I think my honesty was appreciated. Once or twice that immediately stopped the interview, but if a company was so obsessed about following policies like that, it's a sign I probably wouldn't fit in well with that kind of company culture. I have also had companies change job descriptions for me so that I could get hired without a degree, YMMV but in general, people will appreciate honesty.
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If I came across a resume where someone listed an educational component they had not started yet, I would consider that misleading./dishonest and it would go into the "nope" pile instantly. I failed out of university, but I was there for 4 years so it looks like I finished if you don't read carefully. In my description it mentions that I received 90something credit hours towards a BSCS degree before I left school to become an Emergency Medical Technician. I'd say only about 50% of recruiters actually read that part, so I have had to correct people in interviews before and explain that there was a miscommunication somewhere along the way and I didn't finish my degree. Most of the time, it isn't an issue and I think my honesty was appreciated. Once or twice that immediately stopped the interview, but if a company was so obsessed about following policies like that, it's a sign I probably wouldn't fit in well with that kind of company culture. I have also had companies change job descriptions for me so that I could get hired without a degree, YMMV but in general, people will appreciate honesty.