Applicants discrimination on educational background

I had that experience before,sad part is,i am a college graduate applying as junior engineer.My application form/resume always comes back to me after half hour of waiting outside.The reason is that,i happened to be graduate in a university in our province and they prefer graduates from the colleges in the city..Never looking at my achievements and experiences.They say provincial schools are not at least half as equal as graduates of the schools in the city..Really degrading..

A pleasant day Impalco, With regard to your main topic discussion, it reverberates to my ears what I have experienced when I have read it. As I remember before, some companies who had interviewed me based their final judgement on my educational background and not on the expertise that I possess. That, they will not look anymore on the next sheet of my resume since they already seen where I have graduated. And for me, that was so unfair. Wherein, those employers dont give anymore a chance. As a result, I was not able to get quickly a nice job. And I have to undergo and apply under an agency to have an initial work experienced that time. Indeed, this is not a proper way to hire people. As we should treat everybody fairly. Either he or she graduated in an ordinary university. As everybody deserves to be treated properly.

Hi! I think it is because they are looking for those who really have knowledge and are really fro that job.Experience really counts because you have that know how on the job.Well, I guess it depends on the employers.

That is common nowadays, education matters much. There are even instances where the school where we graduated also matters. In my case, what I experienced is different. I was not accepted because I was already married when I applied for my first job though I was fresh from college because I married before graduation.

What a nice sharing lmpalco. I am sorry that your husband experienced rejection. My only advice that I can give is this " Education is a continuous process" If there is a time, why don't you help him to attend a school program or short courses that meet his skills? Examples are automotive, computer technology or troubleshooting, etc.

Yeah most jobs nowadays base their qualifications on the educational background of the person. But I believe that there are still some which also base it on experiences. Having a work experience is a good thing too because at least that person has tried working already rather than those who are still looking on for their first job.

I've wondered that often. Just cause I don't have the book learning...doesn't mean I am stupid about the subject! Frankly, I think actual hands-on experience is often better than book learning. You have the opportunity to experience so much more that way, than just what the book says. You also deal with deadlines, problems, inconsistancies, and things like that....at school, you simply deal with what the book says, and that is all. What happens when you go to the job and an situation comes up and you haven't a clue how to handle it cause...it wasn't in the book! But employers for some stupid reason, just don't see that!

I have an issue with that too, as I personally feel that EXPERIENCE is worth more than TWICE as much as education. ANYBODY can go get an education. You can look up anything you want online, read textbooks, and ask other people for information. However, that doesn't mean you have any actual REAL LIFE experience in the field or career. Of course, the best combination is having BOTH education AND real life experience, but if I were interviewing two people for a position and one had JUST a degree and the other one had 2 years of job experience doing the same thing as the job duties, I would much much rather hire the person with experience, even without a degree, because that right there is proof the person did the job and was employed doing it in the past. This means they know what they are doing. The person with a degree just has a piece of paper, that is not proof they have actually ever done the job satisfactorily.

may be we need both ,education as well as experience.Now the jobs are requiring skills like communication and interaction with others.They are asking for many details for giving a job.

That question just hit me hard, and I can't give any answer to it. Most of those employers, maybe is different from person to person, they have their own scale to measure whether the person they interview will qualify for the work or not. So, tell your husband give it more time, and he could find the job he wants.

I have been an online English teacher since 2007 and have a wide variety of experience to students. However, recently I tried applying for the same position in a company in Makati, and got rejected because I wasn't able to finish my college course. It took me more than 2 hours to go there and when I passed my resume to the receptionist she didn't even give me the chance to prove myself. In 2 minutes that I got there, I was rejected. I wasn't even asked to try out the exam or the interview. I wasn't even given the chance to sit down. 2 minutes in their reception area and I was already judged. It was humiliating and really a wake up call. Not everyone knows how to identify a deserving employee. They usually based it on a paper saying you graduated and not with your skills and work experiences.

Maybe they're looking for something else other than experience, like interest and passion, which can be directly judged from educational background (post-graduate studies, etc.) Doing that ensures the company that the employee will not quit because of boredom or salary dissatisfaction. On the other hand, I've experienced the other side of it. I got rejected because I came from the same school as that of the manager. He was doubting if I would stay in the company for long, for he thinks I'm only going to make it a stepping stone for better opportunities abroad. Like I'm only applying to get experience, and I'm totally not interested in job nor the company. (He said everybody else from our school did just that.)