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Marilee Jones, former dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), resigned from her position in April 2007 after it came to light that she had claimed to have academic degrees she did not have. While this is an extreme case, it illustrates the overemphasis on qualifications such as college degrees in order to be hired for a job. This is known as:____________

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Credentialism

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Credentialism is phenomenon which describe the trust upon achievement or qualities of any individual for any task. Credentialism defined that trust on which company can hired any employee. It can be taken as extra quality that make some one different from other.

example - training vocational course on college level, software knowledge base on particular course.

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