Credentials are however a somewhat better proxy for persistence and compliance, which are traits many companies highly value.
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Credentials are certifications that you went through a selection process and serve as a shortcut for the next selection
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That's why GSB graduation feels so strange. What you're actually celebrating is getting very lucky 3 years earlier.
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Sadly, most (myself included) are celebrating hitting the socioeconomic jackpot 27+ years earlier...
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Most people socially conditioned to believe skill acquisition requires formal certification (boy scout badge to validate ability)
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Here is an MBA which doesn't release any certification, in order to align incentives for teachers and studentshttps://twitter.com/justmba_/status/876370870935179264 …
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Ernst & Young in UK recognize it, they recently removed degree requirement citing no proof of improved employee performance
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Says the guy who stands on the shoulders of Cornell and Harvard.
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But, credentials are more often an indication of wealth and influence, which historically is more important than individual competence.
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This can be particularly bad for dyslexic, apserger and autistic people. I have a twice-exceptional son who battles this every day at school
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It's a poor proxy, but very easy to evaluate. It's also a useful data point to assess career path.
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That's exactly why at
@festivaluprise we invest in#tech#talent to connect at roundtables with recruiters! IRL encounters beats all proxy!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This sentence nails it. Huge problem in Germany, it's all about credentials here.
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It was great for the industrial revolution era.
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Ah, I remember arguing with my MBA classmates that the last thing they wanted with their expensive new credential was an actual meritocracy.
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"He who hath a trade has an estate" Ben Franklin, so it's really New?
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Employers seem unable or unconfident in their ability to evaluate an employers skills. They shld publish DYI syllabi. Or partner w MOOCS.
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College has always IMPLIED it leads to a good job. An approved syllabus could guarantee a foot in the door or at least an interview.
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How could someone grasp this until you start seeing where it fails?
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