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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]…list Harvard or Wharton as their alma mater and when you scroll down, you realize they’ve just taken one of those online classes but claim to have gone to that school.

It has happened more often than not. Recently, we had a new hire who is telling people he went to Wharton when he only did a Coursera course!

It really irritates me because it is simply misleading and not reality!! I can’t even imagine how people who have gone to one of those schools and gotten an actual degree feel when they see that. [/quote]
I don't feel annoyed, but when I see this sh!t on a resume, it goes straight into trash.
Harvard Extension School is my favorite.[/quote]

I think this says more about you than there person who included it on their resume.  Harvard created their executive programs and various extension program for a purpose.  Most are taught by the same professors.  Further, selectivity of a school doesn’t mean that people that don’t attend less bright or capable.

What I question is why so many on this board feel a sense of concern about this, when the institutions themselves do not?[/quote]

I am looking for the best qualified candidate, Harvard extension school gives me zero confidence in their credentials. I don't hold it against the candidate, although there are some who seem to be trying to add some prestige to their otherwise lackluster academic history. But I haven't been impressed by these candidates in the same way I have with those with real Harvard degrees.[/quote]

It’s your head that’s the problem, not the candidates with a degree from Harvard Extension.  Granted some people who graduated at Harvard Extension may have done it just for the Harvard name on their resume, but many put in effort while juggling full time work and family.  That ranks up there with “real Harvard kids” who are big into theory and philosophy and light on practicality.  Proud to have gotten a degree at Harvard Extension- I don’t brag about it but I’m proud I did it and can apply learnings to the job.[/quote]

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