What do you think of people who complete a non-degree program at an elite university then indicating they went there?
Apr 8, 2019
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I ask because I did some training at an Ivy, but realize it would be resume inflation to say I attended. I make it very clear on my resume it was not actually physically attending the school.
However, I do see people with MIT or Harvard certificates branding themselves as graduates of these schools and you have to dig a bit into their LinkedIn/Resume to find it was an 8 week course.
Do you think less of a candidate doing this?
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Beyond that I can’t say I’ve ever had a real opinion on the matter. If I am interviewing a candidate and they prove to be competent and convince me that they can do the job well, learn and grow then I am not concerned with their credentials. Of course that only works for certain professions but I think you get what I mean.