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> The problem is that colleges still regard themselves as educators and not job trainers I think the issue here is that employers have outsourced hiring valida
by ericmay 7y ago
> The problem is that colleges still regard themselves as educators and not job trainers
I think the issue here is that employers have outsourced hiring validation steps to the university, and the university never has, nor should be a platform for training people for specific jobs. Why would you need to go to a 4-year university to become a business analyst when you learn those skills in the job?
To me it makes sense that a university and its staff sees its mission as education and not job training, because that’s what it is.
We need to find a way to change this and stop wasting resources and time. College for most people is a really expensive way to spend 4 years not doing a lot. It’s mostly signaling.
- WWLink 7y agoYa know how a popular defense for ridiculous interviews is something like "well, they have so many candidates that they will definitely have one that can do that." What about having a 4 year computer science degree? If you grew up in the US, getting scholarships/grants to fund a 4 year degree is not rocket science. If you're smart enough to pass an algorithms interview you're probably smart enough to do that.