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Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

Undue emphasis on credentials (as college degrees) as prerequisites to employment.

CONT

The effect of credentialism on employment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
  • Travail et emploi
DEF

Imposition de conditions (diplôme, certificats et autres) non justifiées par les exigences du poste.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del personal (Generalidades)
  • Trabajo y empleo
CONT

[…] el concepto del credencialismo […] fue expuesto originalmente por Arrow en 1973 y sostiene que los empleadores utilizan los niveles de educación de los potenciales oferentes como un indicador indirecto de las habilidades innatas, pero no porque la educación las haya mejorado o ampliado.

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