Geeks Geezers And Googlization Podcast

012 Is The Diploma A Bad Hiring Credential?

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Synopsis

Our guest today is Danny Iny, author of Leveraged Learning and CEO of the online business education company, Mirasee. With his works followed by over 100,000 experts and professionals, Keith and I were excited to have him on the show. In the context of education, a core part of Danny’s belief is that the college degree is a “generic magic ticket to the successful life, costs too much and delivers too little.” The college degree as a measurement tool is no longer working, and the disruption resulting from this fact is obvious. So how do people stuck between these two schools of thought and looking to follow a non-traditional and non-college path obtain the careers that they desire? If you’re looking for the answer, listen in as we dive in to explore this further. I brought up this statistic to Danny as a segue into what he calls the “signals” of the disruption. “Working minimum wage in the late 1970’s- a typical student with a four-year degree could pay off their entire tuition by working 182 hours. That’s a