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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.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by janrinok on Wednesday July 01 2020, @06:07AM (1 child)
I don't read it as 'stomping around scolding everybody' - he is simply stating that many people feel that they are owed an easy life, which they are most certainly not.
I see plenty of evidence of this. 'Influencers' on the internet who believe that they should receive preferential treatment or free goods because they are prepared to tell their followers that such-and-such a product or service is good. Businesses that believe that paper certificates in some way 'prove' a person's suitability for a job, rather than looking at what individuals are actually capable of and their track record. The list goes on.
However there are some, perhaps even a majority, who are prepared to put some effort in and to produce something of value or useful to others, tangible or otherwise. Of course, with rising unemployment as a result of COVID-19 we are going to see people struggling more and more to find a basic job in their current skill field. Perhaps we need to start thinking outside the box a little more.
The 'like a little bitch' is simply an ad hominem attack and not worthy of being part of this discussion.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @02:19PM
> 'Influencers' on the internet who believe that they should receive preferential treatment or free goods because they are white and shiny / offspring of someone famous
FTFY