Google: GPAs, test scores 'worthless'

WND ^ | February 25, 2014 | Bob Unruh

[machogirl]

It’s nice to know they do veer of the “young and hip” path. Glad to know they ping you!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— Companies accepting alternative accreditation, placing more emphasis on demonstrated skills and life history, and stepping back from mindless credentialism will be part of the solution -—

I second that emotion.

[driftless2]

If you're talking about managerial positions, that is something different from a particular tech type job. But everything else being somewhat equal and depending on how technical the job is, I'll bet MIT grads are hired far faster than grads from less prestigious places. Certainly, having a high pedigree from an established/famous institution of learning is no guarantee of success in life.

And you didn't tell me how well your boss did at her "Podunk" school. I'm sure there are plenty of people with good tech aptitudes who don't go to MIT, Caltech or other highly-rated places. But I'll bet the grads from the prestige schools get hired faster than grads from the other schools. Nevertheless, I'm glad for your and your boss.

[Aria]

I came to the conclusion a while ago that these prestigious schools are something of a racquet.

For instance, all the smart kids try to get into Harvard because then they can say they did. And when they get out their new employers can say their employees are from Harvard and probably charge more for their services while paying the Harvard grad more who is now happy to have paid through the nose for the name Harvard. In many ways a self=fulfilling prophecy.

However, I'm sure most kids who get into Harvard have great test scores and other activities on their resume and they are probably guaranteed to put in mega hours to succeed and prove that they are smarter than anyone.

But then how does that explain the idiot backwards ideologue who is our POTUS?

Funny, they were just now talking about this on Hannity.

[driftless2]

I’ll agree with you about many of the Harvard degrees. But I was talking about tech schools. I’m willing to bet that graduates of MIT, Caltech, and other like schools produce many worthwhile grads who actually do work that helps the country.

[editor-surveyor]

Everything that makes the tech world run today was born at Stanford University.

(and no, I’m not a Stanford Alum)

[Aria]

We have engineers in our family and we agree that this is a trade that has to be learned well. I was just talking to my sister, originally a civil engineer, about this tonight.

An interesting subject.