Well, the wisdom you have aquired is flawed. It would be much wiser to
make the rebuttable assumption the credentialed indivudual is more
qualified than one claiming to be expert who does not carry the
credentials.

It is laughable when one considers the number of resumes one might see
that claim "Ph.D, Qualified, thesis not completed" Or, among MDs,
"Qualfied for Board Certification."

Such claims make life easier for the decision maker: There are two
broad kinds of mistakes on can make in choosing candidates, or
friends, or experts -- to accept someone now qualified (a mistake of
the first kind) or to reject someone who is qualified (a mistake of
the second kind.) In real life we are best off making many of the
mistakes of the first kind, to avoid making mistakes of the second
kind.

I appreciate that you may never had been a hiring authority, but you
provide good practice to those here who might be.



On Oct 13, 3:59 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Tina writes:
To which I, an nonpilot, can agree, however, the wise person would be
voting to beleive the pilot in matters of the practical aspects of
aviation.

The wisdom I've acquired has taught me to never believe anyone based on
credentials. I have to see someone demonstrate that he actually knows what he
is talking about before I believe him. It's surprising how frequently people
with credentials turn out to be clueless.