[75dvtwin]

I actually think naming colledge/university where you got your degree, has to be prohibited.

It adds to discrimination and unequal treatment.

Asking if you a have a degree form an accredited university is OK.

But which one of the universities -- is like asking how much are you paying for your rent/house, and what type of neighborhood you are living in (and so asking for address has to be prohibited too)

[CSSer]

First of all not all kinds of discrimination are bad. What about small vs. large schools (cultural exposure/social skills)? What about exceptional programs/colleges that are relevant to a given job posting? They’re not the rule, but these are examples of factors that could be relevant to a given position.

I’ve also never heard of anyone living in a really nice house or neighborhood for free because they’re a great neighbor, but I’ve definitely heard of, and met, students from very challenging backgrounds who were granted the opportunity to go to school for free and subsequently reaped the benefits of using it for self-promotion on their resume during their job search. Maybe if potential employers were running around asking, “How much of your own money/your family’s money did you use to pay for college?”, I think you could have a point here but otherwise I’m not seeing it.

[75dvtwin]

It should not be the 'names' of the institutions that are relevant to the job posting, it should be the skills.

In other words employers should not looking for 'how you a acquired skills', but instead for 'what skills you have'.

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Same as when you publish scientific paper (or a Talmudic treaties, for that matter) before it gets accepted....

It should not be relevant the name of your scientific advisor, institution, or whether you grandparent a famous Rabbi (if we are going with theological texts..)

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Yes, by eliminating the names of your school from the hiring process you are also eliminating that little detail that the cost of attendance for 1 year undergraduate at , say, Vanderbilt University -- is 80,000 USD [1], and that you could afford it...

But the approach I am suggesting does more than that -- it incentivizes employers to consider skills of the hires, and not the 'image' of the schools they came from.

Which, in turn, will incentive the schools to prioritize education quality over hyper-marketing.

Certainly I am not advocating to hide personal achievements (eg participation in relevant open source projects, STEM olympiad's, or other relevant endeavors that build not just technical skills, but also a good character).

[1] https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/affordability/

[cafard]

I could see, "what proportion of your own money/your family's money" might work, but only with some cap on that money. I'm fairly sure I spent a larger proportion of my own & my family's money than any of George W. Bush, Chelsea Clinton, or Jared Kushner.

Being granted the opportunity to go to school for free used to be called a scholarship, I think.