tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post8672945080288988753..comments2023-11-05T04:28:29.961-08:00Comments on Adventures in Capitalism: Branding -> Accomplishment -> AbilityChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-37349588681850893592012-01-25T09:49:52.244-08:002012-01-25T09:49:52.244-08:00brian,
I think you're on to something with th...brian,<br /><br />I think you're on to something with the ability to tell good techies from bad techies.<br /><br />The rise of things like GitHub make it easier to ignore degrees because we simply have more recent and relevant evidence on which to make judgments.<br /><br />I've often thought that we need something similar for other pursuits like marketing!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-72766018719895536342012-01-25T09:27:17.216-08:002012-01-25T09:27:17.216-08:00The reason why people outside of SV and the tech c...The reason why people outside of SV and the tech community are impressed by your degrees is because the institution where you graduated from confers a halo effect that is a signal to others of your accomplishments. A degree from a prestigious institution is a shortcut way to say to someone that you are among the best and brightest.<br /><br />Whereas in other settings that is not the case. Techies are similar to artists in that you can reasonably identify good work by examining their output. You can know a good painter from a bad one, a good writer from a bad one, a good singer from a bad one pretty much by looking at what they have produced and make your judgement then and there.<br /><br />Moreover, like artists techies are hired for a specific role and can be evaluated based on their work product. When you broaden it out the the general populace however, it is hard to screen out dissimilar resumes. Is a communications degree as valuable as a history degree when hiring for an entry level analyst or operations position? That is why employers look beyond the degree itself and incorporated what institution you went to. The more prestigious the better and more likely you'll be interviewed.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708785915172909184noreply@blogger.com