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Marilee Jones Episode

For the uninitiated, the matter is simple. Marilee Jones has padded her resume with 3 degrees which she, shall we say, forgot to study. She’s done an amazing job for the past 28 years - without her degrees at an institution which is the Ivy of Ivy league - MIT.

But here’s one more perspective to that episode.

This leads me to three conclusions : 

1. Resume padding happens as much in the developed world as in poorer nations.
2. Corporates over-emphasise the degree angle and under-emphasize the skills angle, attitude angle and character angle to do a job.
3. Consequently the arranged marriage market follows the corporates in all their over-emphasis and under-emphasis, at least in India.

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7 Responses to “Marilee Jones Episode”

  1. cipher Says:
    May 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 am

    Great thoughts Pk
    Your three conclusions makes real sense…
    :-)

  2. monu Says:
    May 3rd, 2007 at 5:25 am

    last point thaan sooper

  3. Prabhu. S Says:
    May 3rd, 2007 at 8:15 am

    rightly said..

  4. Ashok - Chillpilgrim Says:
    May 4th, 2007 at 5:46 am

    Lets see how it happens in India, particularly in Chennai/ Bangalore/ Hyderabad

    Step 1: Person Q goes and registers with a SAP/Programming Languages Institute, lets name it H and makes a down payment of say Rs. 25000.
    Step 2: Person Q is taken through a crash course for three months by Ins H, which Q might/might not attend.
    Step 3: Person Q comes out with a certficate with Ins H backdated 3 yrs. Person Q is also given work experience certificates for three years, along with salary increments documents, salary certificates etc.,

    Another year later, Person Q finds himself as a Programmer/Consultant in a top MNC with an enviable salary. Sad, but true.

    And I’m sure there would be a bunch of silly buggers asking me where they could find such institutes. I am in no way affiliated or involved with any of those organizations. I just happen to know friends who had more than 20 arrears in the fourth year of the college and yet are happily working now, after “chasing their papers”. Well, thats a different story now, isn’t it?

    - Ashok, Chillpilgrim.Com :)

  5. Banu Says:
    May 7th, 2007 at 1:18 am

    Hi karthik,
    Are u a person working in S.R.P.Tools, Chennai?. I am looking for one of my friend details there. Can you help me?.

    Rgds,
    Banu

  6. prabukarthik Says:
    May 15th, 2007 at 9:47 am

    cipher, monu and esprabhu
    thanks :)

    ashok,
    i thought i replied u as well… will respond later :)

    banu
    sorry banu, i dont work there.

  7. SThell Says:
    October 13th, 2007 at 4:50 am

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    Only way for the above goal is to vote for non-congress party.

    STHELL

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