I only recently got an MSc in Computer Science, I'm in my late 30s.
Before this I never put an education section on my CV. I was homeless when others were doing their A levels and Bachelors.
What I found is that every employer simply filled in the gaps and assumed that I had a degree.
The choice I faced usually came much later when sat a lunch table one day someone would bring up a "What did you do at college?" conversation and it would eventually be asked of me. At that point do you answer to sustain their idea of you based on the assumption, or do you answer honestly and change their impression.
In the early part of my career it was simply best just to change the conversation (very easy to do, people love talking about themselves). In the latter part of my career I chose to just be blunt and open.
Being honest never hurt me, but I strongly suspect that lying would've hurt me hard.
Before this I never put an education section on my CV. I was homeless when others were doing their A levels and Bachelors.
What I found is that every employer simply filled in the gaps and assumed that I had a degree.
The choice I faced usually came much later when sat a lunch table one day someone would bring up a "What did you do at college?" conversation and it would eventually be asked of me. At that point do you answer to sustain their idea of you based on the assumption, or do you answer honestly and change their impression.
In the early part of my career it was simply best just to change the conversation (very easy to do, people love talking about themselves). In the latter part of my career I chose to just be blunt and open.
Being honest never hurt me, but I strongly suspect that lying would've hurt me hard.