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 fabricated her academic record and 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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The term used to describe the overemphasis on qualifications such as college degrees in order to be hired for a job is credentialism.

Marilee Jones,former Dean of Admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology