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New Executive Order Fights Credential Inflation in the Federal Workforce

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 30 2020, @12:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the we-don't-need-no-stinkin'-degree dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:

New Executive Order Fights Credential Inflation In The Federal Workforce:

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to fill job vacancies based on merit, rather than require a minimum level of education for candidates seeking open positions. The order rightly recognizes that a job candidate with several years of relevant experience may be just as qualified, if not more so, than one who has collected a stack of advanced degrees.

"Employers adopting skills- and competency-based hiring recognize that an overreliance on college degrees excludes capable candidates and undermines labor-market efficiencies," the order reads. "Currently, for most Federal jobs, traditional education — high school, college, or graduate-level — rather than experiential learning is either an absolute requirement or the only path to consideration for candidates without many years of experience."

The order still allows federal agencies to prescribe minimum educational requirements for job candidates if the degree is legally required by the state or local government where the federal employee will be working. Additionally, they may consider a candidate's education if the degree "directly reflects the competencies necessary" to do the job.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @01:50PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @01:50PM (#1014497)

    Equal time for the critics: by removing the last vestige of independent assessment requirements, this order gives hiring/firing managers total discretion to hire whoever they want to, based on whatever criteria matter to them - it's a door wide open to corruption and graft.

    A stable genial idea.
    Too bad it comes too late to help Trump in the next election, not enough time to let the "winners" be decided and then do anything to maintain their position, kissing Trump's ass included.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @04:57PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @04:57PM (#1014572)

    Too bad it comes too late to help Trump in the next election

    Trump is getting all the help he needs from the democrats. Or haven't you noticed who they are running against him? Along the antiques in congress that will be reelected?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @07:56PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @07:56PM (#1014671)

      Comrade Trump gets all the help he needs from Putin.