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Can’t the labor market do anything about this? I wouldn’t mind implementing changes to resume review that deprioritize degrees from “elite” universities. I’m su
by maxaf 8y ago
Can’t the labor market do anything about this? I wouldn’t mind implementing changes to resume review that deprioritize degrees from “elite” universities. I’m sure I’d miss some legitimate candidates, but how much of a problem can that really be considering the cheating that pervades these schools?
- YorkshireSeason 8y agoThe labour market has already responded to this, at least in computer science: you need to do coding challenges in many / most job interviews in parts because a degree, even a good degree from a top school is no longer strongly predictive of your coding ability.
- maxaf 8y agoTrue, but that’s still a surprisingly progressive stance. Not 18 months ago I got rejected after crushing the interview because “no one at this firm would vouch for someone without a college degree”. This still happens to me now as often as when I began my career in the early 00s.
- YorkshireSeason 8y agoUnfortunately, this also happens, but I think it is an orthogonal issue. Degree / No-Degree is not a filter I apply personally, but I can see why some companies use it. When you get 2000+ applications for a position, you need to filter out almost all extremely quickly. Just because there are many charlatans with a degree, doesn't mean no-degrees are perfect ...
- mcguire 8y ago"Deprioritizing elite universities" would be more damaging than helpful. We are talking a smallish minority of students.
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- shereadsthenews 8y agoJust take every candidate from Stanford and throw their résumé in the trash. Send your recruiters to spend a week at Georgia Tech. Hire philosophers. Your recruiting pipeline is whatever you want it to be.