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Louise Haynes's avatar

That’s VERY interesting! 🧐 I’m curious to find out if this is generally true. I imagine it is.

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Mmerikani (Swahili & English)'s avatar

It is, isn't it?!

What an insightful way to interview people--or get to know people in general. Right now, we hire or promote or choose one another by certifications which certainly say something about stick-to-it-tive-ness (that is an official U.S. Air Force word, lol), but wow, do we miss a whole lot of the person, since certs are available to those with some sort of resources (scholarships or money or nation or what-have-you.)

This idea really clicks with me, actually. I've verbalized before that I am drawn to people "who have been through some things," but may not have been able to articulate the reasoning behind it. This explains the reasoning...very neat!

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