A profile of a UX Designer at Oracle: Bachelors in Architecture in some 3rd world country. Now Phd in Stanford University in HCI (Human Interaction). Phd in HCI at National Center for Education Statistics. Like who lies like this on their Linkedin to get a job? Dont these people know other people are not stupid, especially people in Bay Area. #tech #oracle
I’m stupid, can you explain to me how this is a lie?
Look at the degree. Human Interaction, at Stanford? No such degree exists. It could be a course of Computer Science but it is not a degree.
They do offer a masters in it: https://hstar.stanford.edu/graduate-and-undergraduate-students/
What’s wrong in doing 2 phd’s ?
I don't know about the Architecture undergrad to HCI or Statistics. Typically I'll see UG-PhD in the same field or a Master's program with alot of fundamental components to UG and then the PhD. However, I've seen 2 PhD holders previously- some of my professors (UC system). Although they're typically similar, for example- Mechanical Engineering & Material Science, Biology & Microbiology, etc etc.
Could it be a fake account? I found three different accounts replying to a thread with the exact same response as if they were bots. They had the same title too, frontend software engineer at Google and Microsoft but with different colleges. I reported them and those accounts seem to have been removed the next day.
I know the person. They use to be a belly dancer and now PhD supposedly
LinkedIn should enforce education and workplace verification if they want to be taken seriously
You guys didn’t get the point you cannot get a degree at Stanford for Human Interaction. It is a course but there is no such degree. Plus you can search for someone’s name in Stanford directory to make sure they studied there or not.
During background check, your employer will validate experiences and education The worst ones are those who do a 2 week Executive certification from Stanford, Harvard, Chicago and next thing you know, they apparently went to school over there. I throw such resumes out.
I'm curious about the perspective of hiring persons, when you see these types of certifications- what do you think about it? Do you feel like they want as close of a proximity to prestige? We can't all go to T5 schools, but how do you evaluate an applicant who went to a regular school vs an applicant who went to a regular school + has these prestige certifications? What would you recommend for applicants to prioritize instead
It all depends upon who is reviewing your resume. If you are applying to one of the top tier Tech companies, there's a good chance that at least one of the folks reviewing your resume is someone who has attended one of the top 5 schools. They know first hand how incredibly hard it is to secure an admission to a degree program at one of these schools and once admitted to said schools, how hard it is to run with the A-type pack at these schools to remain competitive. Graduation is not a given at these schools as you need to maintain a minimum GPA. These alums of T5 schools will be less inclined to take your resume seriously. These schools have separate teams that run their Executive Education programs. It represents a slap on the face of the legitimate degree holders when other folks list these certificate programs as their primary education. There are some charlatans who even list the name of these schools in their headline title!! Look, if your company is paying for it, by all means take advantage of it. Just go with an open eye that you won't learn much and it's just for the experience. Be honest and list it under your certifications and not as your education. And it's possible to break down barriers and get an admission to a T5 school. It just needs patience, strategy and execution.
Must have watched bitconned on Netflix
>oracle answered your own question