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Not at all. The discovery problem is too hard. College degrees from elite schools only work because they’re elite and people can remember a small number of “goo
by exelius 7y ago
Not at all. The discovery problem is too hard. College degrees from elite schools only work because they’re elite and people can remember a small number of “good” schools relatively consistently.
If I want to hire someone, how can I tell the good schools / MOOCs from the bad? Will I be able to continue doing that reliably over time? Will it be any better a signal as to who is a good candidate than the current system?
As they are, most for-profit MOOCs seem to have pivoted to being corporate training / collaboration platforms...
- maze-le 7y ago>> If I want to hire someone, how can I tell the good schools / MOOCs from the bad? You probably shouldn't. If you want to hire someone, test their skillset on a small-ish 1-week Project with realistic goals and expectations. Optionally with integration in a team, since soft-skills are not really teachable but usually very important to solve problems on a certain level.