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Interesting, if you think that education is a race to the bottom in credentialling though, what is your solution? If you were running a business wouldn't you pr
by frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
Interesting, if you think that education is a race to the bottom in credentialling though, what is your solution? If you were running a business wouldn't you prefer a PhD to a MS to a BS holding everything else equal?
- 13of40 9y agoI think it really depends on the job. I've managed people who were in entry level software jobs who had PhDs, and having the higher degree didn't translate into better performance.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoYeah but that's what I'm saying, once you've hired them then you might find out different but purely within the hiring process a PhD is preferrable to a BS. And the predicament may be tough but if there is no solution to it, why even take it into consideration? That's why I asked what you would do about it.
- 13of40 9y ago"All things being equal" is a very contrived situation. I think a better question is whether you'd pick a PhD candidate over a BS who, for example, could code a little bit better. (And for me the answer is I'd probably pick the BS, but I'd have to justify it to the people above me, which could be a challenge.)
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoWell sure but "all thing being equal" is what someone who is considering whether to go for further schooling is considering. I'm me, I have all my qualities, would I be more likely to be hired (and get a higher wage) w/ a BS or w/ a PhD? That's why I pose it that way and that's why I ask for what your answer to this problem is, it's not about who you would pick, it's about what drives people to "overachieve" in their credentialling in the first place.