Comments on: A note on college-degree credentialism in the workplace

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:06:09 +0000

My sister worked her way up into management in a title company before the love of degrees set in. For her company, requiring degrees for entry level title officer and similar positions is just an easy way of reducing a very large applicant pool. She dislikes it intensely, as she had far better luck with 22 year olds who had been working for several years and were looking for a better job that could be a career than with 22 year old graduates who far too often think they deserve more than the entry-level work they are assigned at a job they took because they couldn’t find something that paid more.

By: pinkdes

pinkdes — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:38:05 +0000

I have long noted this issue of businesses requiring a degree for positions which simply aren’t required…

My wife, for instance, once worked as a contractor at a government agency and had applied for her supervisor’s position when he left…she was informed that she couldn’t have the job, as she lacked a Bachelor’s Degree – however, she was assigned to fill his position until a new person was hired…

After she handled a series of crises capably, and no degree holder could be found for the slot, they eventually decided to make a one-time exception for her…