# Five Rounds, Then Rejected for His First Degree

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · tech · via QQ News / The Paper

He passed five rounds at a large Chinese internet company before the offer was cancelled — not over skills, but over his first degree. His bachelor's came from a vocational junior college; his master's, from a Double First-Class university. He had already quit his old job to join. If the credential was disqualifying, commenters asked, why not filter it out in round one?

*Source: [QQ News · via The Paper (China)](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260924V09DWY00)*
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