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I can't think of many jobs you'd be turned away from for being too smart.
by vageli 8y ago
I can't think of many jobs you'd be turned away from for being too smart.
- kardos 8y agoOne rationalisation is that hiring someone "too smart" for the work required means that they'll soon become bored and move on, so your effort invested in training them is wasted.
- zwily 8y agoThis is exactly what I’ve heard the justification is.
- DrScump 8y agoFor a modern American police force in the Bay Area, for example, taking a candidate from academy entrant to fully qualified officer is a six-figure cost. That's why many Bay Area LEOs focus their recruiting on recent graduates from other Bay Area forces.