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I have a terrible suspicion that they will, and that is a partial reason for some things that are wrong in the world... Particularly when the said jobs are in

• Osmium 14y ago
  It's not like good performance in exams means you'll perform well in the real world anyway. It just means you can perform well in exams... In that respect, even if there were no cheaters, you couldn't be sure that someone won't be incompetent (or, conversely, that someone "under-qualified" isn't actually really quite bright but just happens to suck at exams).
  • ptaipale 14y ago
    There's no guarantee that good performance in exams means good performance in actual work. But there is a correlation, as in "numerous studies have found modest to sizeable correlations between school achievement and work performance, even after controlling for the effects of general ability measures."