Something that has been "playing around in my head" (I have been toying with the idea for a week or so) is if I were hiring people today, what would I use for weighted (preferable) qualifications. I keep going back to roughly the same thing.

If I were hiring for any job that doesn't require college to get a certificate that says thru know things, I would look at the following:

(In no particular order.)

• Do they have work experience at all?
• Do they have a degree that was earned in the last 10 years?
  • **If yes,* what is the degree in?*
    • If anything other than a traditional Liberal Arts,
      • Where is it listed on their resume?
        • Unless reason otherwise, if degree is at the top, put in the "Hard NO" pile.
      • **Have they worked since receiving it?* (See A, & B both)A) If yes, contact them to find out why they are no longer there. B)If yes, do they have a letter of recommendation from anyone who worked with them?*
    • If liberal arts,
      • Use questions that will help understand them and their "Why" for this job

Most degrees from the last decade show how much indoctrination they have been exposed to. Most business degrees are teaching profit over people. All of the "teacher colleges" are rubbish.

The reason I noted where it was on the resume is that people tend to put what they think is most important near the top. This means someone who just happened to get a degree because they needed it or were talked into it, but understands what it really is, will list it near or at the bottom.

What is "liberal arts"? Traditionally it is: History, Philosophy, English Literature, Arithmetic, Geometry, and Astronomy. Personally, looking at it today, I would drop Astronomy and look at any generalized degree that has a mix of sciences in it. This is the degree that someone might actually learn to think for themselves, by getting.

I would take a dozen people with liberal arts background who happen to be knowledgeable about a subject, over any amount of experts in it. Part of becoming an expert is learning what is and isn't possible. That means they will not accomplish anything that has been "proven" impossible. Most things we do were once thought to be impossible. The liberal arts degree teaches people how to problem solve, think on their feet (make decisions in the moment), all that without teaching them what is impossible.

The primary point of education is to teach people how to think critically and for themselves. *Any knowledge gained along the way is a byproduct of the education.*

That is the difference between being educated and being schooled. Schooling puts the data of the knowledge gained as primary. It is a welcome sides effect in education.

Monday, Oct 7, 202410:41 PM

Side note: Any experience working with the public and learning to think on your feet will go massively far for most jobs. It is a skill few have. Having experience even doing volunteer work on any kind of schedule, will put you ahead of those who just have (a) degree(s).