BSc/BA/MSc/MBA after you name...

Dj_Jestar said:
Well if there was any doubt that there is snobbery amongst higher education.. there isn't a shadow of it now.
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You say that as if it's a bad thing :confused:

This attitude gets you further in the world, simples.

I am "worth" more to potential employers than 99+% of the population... there's no point trying to hide it, that would only negatively affect my own progression.
 
Qualifications on business cards or in any use should only be displayed when they are required and relevant.

For example a doctor (an actual doctor i.e. a physician) should include their medical qualifications. An accountant should likewise display their accounting qualifications.

A middle manager should never include their degree in sociology.
 
crinkleshoes said:
You say that as if it's a bad thing :confused:

This attitude gets you further in the world, simples.

I am "worth" more to potential employers than 99+% of the population... there's no point trying to hide it, that would only negatively affect my own progression.
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No you aren't. Smug grads are at the bottom of the pile, old chap. Employers are looking for staff, not machines. An idiot is an idiot, no matter what letters they have after their name.

Once you pass say 27 years of age, qualifications mean diddly squat in most fields of industry.
 
Dj_Jestar said:
No you aren't. Smug grads are at the bottom of the pile, old chap. Employers are looking for staff, not machines. An idiot is an idiot, no matter what letters they have after their name.

Once you pass say 27 years of age, qualifications mean diddly squat in most fields of industry.
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I'd agree with this. We just did our graduate intake for this year and I took great pleasure in rejecting plenty of over-smug graduates who thought they we should be honoured with their presence.
 
In business, I use my professional qualifications when I have to send formal letters or apply for jobs.. that's it really.
 
panthro said:
I'd agree with this. We just did our graduate intake for this year and I took great pleasure in rejecting plenty of over-smug graduates who thought they we should be honoured with their presence.
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what kind of roles were you recruiting for? When I went for a graduate assessment centre the smug/loud ones seemed to go through to the next round. This was for sales though....
 
I've never felt comfortable using academic or professional suffixes - it just seems so pompous and needy - except in one instance. I worked as general counsel for a nasty American bank for a while who would only allow CFAs to use letters on their business cards. So I had some of my own made up privately with all of mine which read Advocate [name] LL.M, ACCA, Dip. Business and Finance, ACIS, MBA, Dip. Politics and Government, BA(Hons). The septics used to get exceedingly annoyed if I handed them out.
 
I'm doing a PhD and when I finish, I certainly wouldn't put it after my name on anything. I've seen people on facebook and twitter who do it, even worse when they put the Dr before their name - 'Dr John Smith PhD'. Cringeworthy.

I doubt I'd use the title Dr either, except when working (at university). As someone said previously, I find it pompous and needy also. On that note, it's not so bad I guess in a professional/work context, but outside, it's silly.
 
Posty said:
what kind of roles were you recruiting for? When I went for a graduate assessment centre the smug/loud ones seemed to go through to the next round. This was for sales though....
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That sounds about right for sales jobs.

We recruit for engineering and commerical graduate roles.
 
Dj_Jestar said:
No you aren't. Smug grads are at the bottom of the pile, old chap. Employers are looking for staff, not machines. An idiot is an idiot, no matter what letters they have after their name.

Once you pass say 27 years of age, qualifications mean diddly squat in most fields of industry.
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The ones who've got fake degrees, mostly :p

It's aided me in earning more at 24 years of age than the majority can hope to in their lifetime... I wouldn't be where I am now without my top-class education.

Sure the degree itself is already redundant - but it gave me that all important first step.

With the job market the way it is at the moment, you have to not only have a good degree but be the right person (both attitude and experience) to get the good jobs...

I know someone who did the same degree as me who is still on benefits... years after leaving uni... I hated the douche, so it made me smile... but still. It's not *just* the degree, I recognise that, but it IS an important factor.
 
I once got an e-mail from someone working in IT support at a Canadian bank with: MBA, CFA, FRM in his e-mail sig... felt a bit sorry for the guy, he'd gone to great lengths to get those qualifications and yet was still working in support. I'd have been inclined to drop them from the sig if I were him... tis like having BA(Oxon) on your McDonalds name tag....
 
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