Are Ivy league certs worthy over a few thousand bucks?

And wildly inaccurate. One commenter deftly pointed out the author's misunderstandings or misconceptions very succinctly:

And the author's response was essentially "You're wrong." Had the author taken the time to investigate the commenter's assertions, he would find that the commenter was correct.

 

Unfortunately, this is a guy who does the hiring at his company. You know what they say..."perception is reality". He is right about one thing: the requirements for enrolling at HEX are no more strenuous than enrolling at many for-profit open-enrollment schools. If I'm wrong about that, someone can correct me.

 

Wow...

Well I have to agree with a couple of points:

1.) Listing your degree the way Harvard demonstrates it should be listed is only right and fair to potential employers.

2.) Harvard Extension isn't as hard to get into as the "real" Harvard, though I hate to use the word "real" as Harvard is Harvard. Whatever, a Chevy is a Chevy, one just happens to be an Impala, the other a Corvette. That being said, if dad, mom, grandad, etc. went to Harvard, if you have family connections, if you have a ton of money, or if you are particularly gifted you can get into Harvard. If you were really gifted you could get into MIT

Now I disagree with him on claiming that the Extension school is not a "real" Harvard degree. In fact this isn't true, these grads can walk the commencement, they have a Harvard sheepskin, etc. It just so happens they went about it differently.

This article smacks of elitism with a hint of frustration on his part. I think he is frustrated because he is looking for a "real" Harvard graduate and doesn't like wasting time... I'm not sure this is a productive use of his energy as I'm sure he's missing out on some otherwise brilliant applicants, but then hey, it's his coin right?

All I know is thank God I'm not on the East Coast where this kind of stuff is seemingly such a huge issue. Heck here in Texas we're impressed by anything Harvard, we're more impressed with UT and the alumni strength of Texas ATM is borderline fanatical in nature.

 

There isn't as much love for the Longhorns or Aggies up here in Boomer Sooner land.

 

If someone interviewed with me for a job and claimed their Harvard Extension degree was 100% Harvard, just like going to the school with the same requirements for entry etc. I'd be a little annoyed too. I'd be really annoyed if they put it on their resume as Harvard instead of Harvard Extension.

 

Personally I'm an LSU Tiger fan, but I love Florida too. In the SEC we call the Big 12 the "practice squad".

Oh and this is on topic because our QB is from Harvard. Went from "Harvard man" to having a shot in the NFL one day.

 

I work with a lot of guys from SEC country. I hear that joke a lot.

 

I just read through this and found it interesting. However, this guy does seem to be a real blow-hard. Looking at the profile of their consultants:

"All Burleson Oracle consultants are Oracle certified DBAs and the majority possess Masters or PhD Degrees from distinguished Colleges including Harvard, West Point, Northwestern and Johns Hopkins University."

What makes a "Harvard Man" as he states it such a superior Oracle consultant and DBA? I didn't realize that Harvard is that great a tech school. I would have thought MIT, Stanford, etc. would have been more in demand?

 

Yeah, this isn't the first thread where I've seen East Coasters be profuse about college name issues. I remember reading one post, seemingly from the southeast, where the writer stated it would be tough to get a recruiter to even look at VP or higher jobs unless you were from a name school.

 

Back in 1980 I was working in Mass - in the evenings I took courses at Lowell with full company paid tuition.

Likewise a work acquaintance took evening courses at Harvard and was enrolled in the Harvard Extension degree program. At that time there was no distance option. Extension was the only way a part time student could be enrolled.

I would have no problem hiring someone with a Harvard extension degree provided they best met all my other requirements.

 

It's still a distinguished college - that's all he says. That said, Harvard doesn't seem to teach capitalization. There is absolutely no need to capitalize "colleges" and "degrees." The latter may be acceptable, the former is not. Maybe a Degree from a distinguished College gives you the right to capitalize whatever the heck you want.

 

Yes

YES YES YES, if the employer is picking up the bill