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Is college actually adding value, or just filtering? If it's more the later, then more degrees mean that they're worth less.
by wisty 2y ago
Is college actually adding value, or just filtering? If it's more the later, then more degrees mean that they're worth less.
- iknowSFR 2y agohttps://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attainment-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attai... It’s always been a filter. Or rather, a qualifier for white collar jobs. It doesn’t mean there isn’t value obtained in education OR that their value is becoming more diluted as the more of the population obtains a bachelor’s degree. It just means that there are new qualifiers. Examples: specific schools are held in higher regard, requirements for higher education, job experience or portfolio, etc.
- fwip 2y agoIt adds value. I don't think anybody learned nothing in 4 years of college.
- anonyfox 2y agoThe most important signal of a degree is a written proof that a person somehow managed to show up to something for a longer timespan without being physically forced to constantly. Basically a minimum baseline of reliability and self-organization. The reality is _a lot_ of applicants without any proof like that don't last long and thus wasting lots of company resources (including rehiring). Of course there are many very great folks without a degree and also a lot of idiots with a degree, but I learned to trust that heuristic until a strong signal otherwise pops up.