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A few years ago, I was advising a group of undergraduates at a university and noticed that one was the President of their club. I thought that was cool and met
by caseysoftware 6y ago
A few years ago, I was advising a group of undergraduates at a university and noticed that one was the President of their club. I thought that was cool and met another.. who was also President. Then a third.
It turns out, they called all their members "president" so they could all declare they were a "president of X" on their resume and could talk about leadership. Creative way to game the system for $0.
- killjoywashere 6y agoWords have meaning and that amounts to a lie en masse. Because the word "president" has a specific meaning in the English language, what you describe is not "creative", it's "collusion".
- askafriend 6y agoThe fact that it works is an indictment of the system, not an indictment of the kids.
- twic 6y agoCVs of interns who went to private schools always have "president of the X club" on, for much the same reason. I don't know if they have multiple presidents per club, or if they just have masses of clubs, so everyone can be a president. I went to a state school - we didn't have any clubs!