Booksmarts vs Streetsmarts (1 Viewer)

[del pietro]

Yes, its a combination of both.

 

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[baggio]

You're right Don Des. Its definitely a lot harder for a non-MBA for example to make that first really strong impression. Or like you pointed out to get a chance at that interview to prove your point. But does that still mean an MBA warrants it more? I just think its a very overrated line of thinking. And I'd apply convention here to say that companies have been built on reputations of people who've worked their way up. And not some guys who went through a simulated environment to land a cushy job without even knowing the crux of it. I dont think ethics, personality and the will to succeed can be taught. They're intrinsic qualities, and quite frankly all one needs to get ahead in life. Having said that, I'll go to the extent of saying a broader understanding of the subject is better learnt on the job than in a classroom.

 

[Menace]

Rarely people have both, I prefer the in-between

 

[baggio]

Neither book or street smart?

 

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++ [ originally posted by baggio ] ++
Neither book or street smart?

Yep.. They're either thick as hardbacks, or 'street', in the ghetto sort of way..

 

[#10]

To make real money, u have to be streetsmart.

But the clear best is a combination of both.

 

[Menace]

++ [ originally posted by baggio ] ++
Neither book or street smart?

No thats not what i meant, the "in-between" is better, hard to explain

 

[Menace]

++ [ originally posted by Nawaf ] ++


Yep.. They're either thick as hardbacks, or 'street', in the ghetto sort of way..

I hate those, literally like talking to a wall

 

[Shixian]

i guess it's a combination of both. at least for my country.
we have alot of degree holders but with no jobs because they don't have the experience.

 

[Desmond]

I think streetsmarts who make it big make it real big, more so than the booksmarts.The proportion of booksmarts who make it to the upper echelons of the corporate heirarchy are presumably larger though.

 

[Marty]

I'm both, I guess

 

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Hey, Marty! Long time no see..