#degree inflation
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Professionals & Careers
The Credential Trap: Why Your Master's is a Liability
A junior analyst in Ho Chi Minh City spends four years on a degree and six months learning how to actually use a spreadsheet. The paper says he is an expert; the output says he is a liability.
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Business & Economy
Stop Buying the Paper: A Survival Guide for the Degree-Inflated Economy
The promise was simple: get the degree, get the job. But credential inflation turned the entry ticket into an expensive paperweight. Here is how to pivot from prestige-chasing to proof-of-work.
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