Google says no and, increasingly, so do many other employers in the tech industry.

In today’s digital world, that notion is not only outdated but, in many ways, laughable.

That’s because today’s tech is not your father’s multi-room server.

Woman working on a computer motherboard.

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Technology is everywhere, from the car to the desk to the living room to your wrist.

The road to technology career success is littered with great ideas, hard work, and college drop-outs.

It’s actually been that way for decades, although we tend to gloss over that fact.

Who remembers that Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to launch Microsoft from his garage?

And that Paul Allen left Washington State University sans degree to join him?

Not sure which qualifications are needed for certain types of jobs?

A great tech career is out there waiting for someone.