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Maybe this is in one of the stories but I missed these points: 1) Did he lie or did Yahoo? I thought I saw somewhere that at his previous position the degree i
by Macsenour 14y ago
Maybe this is in one of the stories but I missed these points:
1) Did he lie or did Yahoo? I thought I saw somewhere that at his previous position the degree in question wasn't listed.
2) If he added the degree, would it really have made a difference in the hiring decision? "No CS degree... pass"
- codeonfire 14y ago1) From the Kara Shwisher article: "Sources said that Heidrick told Yahoo’s board that it was in possession of a resume that Thompson had apparently submitted showing the inaccurate CS degree on it." 2) The board brought this guy in to gut engineering and research among other departments, so I doubt they cared that he was an accountant. You don't need to be a genius to hand out pink slips.
- Macsenour 14y ago2) That's what I was thinking, so a CS degree wouldn't matter. If Yahoo was worried about looking bad, my question has to be: "Why just now and not before?"
- spullara 14y ago1) It looks like he lied by not correcting the error made perhaps by someone else. 2) Nope, it is purely and ethical question. I'll add that the "focus on commerce" idea was silly and I think that Ross will likely make a better CEO for Yahoo.
- jonursenbach 14y agoIIRC, it was in his official bio at PayPal for the past 10 years