Re: Student debt = housing crisis?
Fred Goodman
5/2/2012 2:25:42 PM
That's great Scott, and it doesn't stop there. When they get older they can get an advanced education for nothing at MIT.
Here's a link to a Forbe's article on the subject.
Re: Student debt = housing crisis?
Dex
5/2/2012 3:49:21 PM
And I hope that anyone in a position to hire these autodidact doesn't toss them out on their ears because they dared apply for a job without the requisite sheepskin.
Re: Student debt = housing crisis?
Fred Goodman
5/2/2012 4:14:43 PM
I totally agree @Dex. The most important thing to many employers, and the least important to performance is the name of the institution that granted the degree. If you want proof that it doesn't matter from where you get your degree, I went to the same college that graduated 20% of our presidents and half of them were rotten in my opinion.
It's the same thing in entertainment. A movie with George Cloony's name on it will get more attendance than many movies that are far better.
It's no different in any area of life -- life's not fair. A politician with more money behind him/her will have higher name recognition because of more advertising and will attract even more money. According to hotair.com, "Obama has hosted more fundraisers than the last 5 presidents...combined."
Alternatives to college
AskAsa
5/2/2012 11:00:20 PM
Great recommendation on the book Scott. Should be required reading for anyone doing career or life planning.
Autodidact
AskAsa
5/2/2012 11:05:22 PM
I know some HR Managers who've modified their initial screening process so the don't filter out gifted applicants who are intuitive self-taught and often very qualified.
The problem is getting your application in front of real live HR people. If you lack a degree, you're often unable to complete the online applications. Or if you do, you're flagged as unqualified without so much as an interview.
Re: Autodidact
AskAsa
5/3/2012 3:24:00 PM
That's actually the modification im talking about. In the 1980's I remember hearing about one electronics giant like a Sony taking off education from the initial application so as not to screen out potential genius. For example the creator of much of the virtual reality technology was a high school dropout.
Re: Autodidact
driven
5/3/2012 3:52:20 PM
It would be nice to see an expansion of those kinds of policies. So many companies right now, perhaps because they receive so many applications, screen people out aggressively. And too many applications still seem to focus a lot on education.
I dream about the days when a human being reviewed your application before a computer. It was even better when you had the option to drop off resumes in person, so you could make an impression with more than an 8.5 by 11 inch scan of your qualifications.
Re: Autodidact
Dex
5/4/2012 8:10:44 AM
do you think the human factor -- a real person looking at applications -- will return if and when unemployment declines?
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