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If there are plenty of candidates applying that have degrees from accredited institutions, then they are SOL. It gets interesting when there aren't enough quali
by intrasight 10y ago
If there are plenty of candidates applying that have degrees from accredited institutions, then they are SOL. It gets interesting when there aren't enough qualified candidates.
- throwanem 10y agoI like that you make a distinction between qualified candidates and those without tertiary education. It makes your priorities very clear.
- intrasight 10y agoWasn't my intention. I should have qualified qualified: > between "qualified" candidates I'm presenting from the point of view of the hiring institution. But still... If I were a law firm, I wouldn't hire a lawyer who hadn't gone to law school. Why would we behave differently with software engineers?
- kasey_junk 10y agoLargely because a lawyer who hasn't gone to law school won't be able to practice in most places, due to their guild preventing them. That same guild has coordinated a test & accreditation process that largely spans their industry. Whether or not this process has led to better lawyers or legal procedures is an open question, but the software industry has no such standardization, testing, or work embargo, so they are largely not comparable.