tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219398746525753323.post9015240867011359771..comments2023-03-23T19:17:20.951-07:00Comments on The Observer Watches: Well, seems like credentialism is alive and well despite the world economy slowly sinking.The Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04346786263027033729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219398746525753323.post-29202195706841110682013-04-05T10:12:59.517-07:002013-04-05T10:12:59.517-07:00University degrees are steadily becoming more and ...University degrees are steadily becoming more and more worthless, even in STEM.The Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346786263027033729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219398746525753323.post-84467840420228737242013-04-05T01:29:55.081-07:002013-04-05T01:29:55.081-07:00I friend of mine works for a small software compan...I friend of mine works for a small software company that advertised for a computer programmer (I think with a couple of languages knowledge).<br />They got hundreds of applications for an entry level position and narrowed it down to about fifteen by choosing only those with actual experience and with a Masters in programming.<br />Most of them looked good on paper, but the litmus test they put them all to was to sit them at a computer at the interview stage and tell to program a simple program from scratch.<br />Most of them COULDN'T DO IT, not even the one with a Masters and experience in three different languages.<br />In the end the quiet guy with not a lot of credentials got the job, but not before all the other applicants had ruined the credibility of University computer degrees in the eyes of these old-school programmers.Positive Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425156713051300192noreply@blogger.com