Ask HN: How to credibly demonstrate self-taught skills/knowledge?
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I've read a lot of posts here about a Do It Yourself MBA or (more recently) teaching yourself Financial Engineering. While the real prize is the knowledge itself, how do you credibly demonstrate this self-taught knowledge/skill to potential employers? I don't imagine that I can just put it on my resume and have an employer believe me.
For some professions, like programming, simply working on a project or two would suffice. There exists ample opportunity for signaling. Perhaps there's some analogue for an MBA or MFE?
I've read a lot of posts here about a Do It Yourself MBA or (more recently) teaching yourself Financial Engineering. While the real prize is the knowledge itself, how do you credibly demonstrate this self-taught knowledge/skill to potential employers? I don't imagine that I can just put it on my resume and have an employer believe me.
For some professions, like programming, simply working on a project or two would suffice. There exists ample opportunity for signaling. Perhaps there's some analogue for an MBA or MFE?