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Originally Posted by Unregistered
For DL courses, generally people with enough money pay to course they want to study. There will be difference in some people's eyes which can be offset easily if you can show that you have the skills at the end of the day.
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I agree with some aspects of the response above, in that once you get an equivalent job, advancement will largely hinge on on job performance.
But lets not kid ourselves, when employers look at what school a candidate is from, they are thinking about more than just what the person had studied. They are looking for a track record of success and more importantly, the stamp of "quality" provided by the pre-vetting from a very selective institution. Whether this quality is real or only perceived, that's a discussion for a different day.
So end of the day, its highly improbable to get a first job in a highly competitive sector if you did a DL degree. Now, it may be possible if you first get into a highly competitive industry via a small and peripheral fish in the industry, establish your credibility and reputation, then move on to a big house.
But direct ? Very very difficult.