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The scary trend of using systems that allow grades and exams to dictate who is hired, promoted, and even fired!

For the last 25-50 years, our society has taught us, as children and students, that people are only as good, worthy, and smart as their grades on a test. Grades become less and less important and people are instead assessed by their results, attitudes, experiences, and proven abilities. However, there is a very dangerous, and frankly scary, trend taking hold of today’s corporations and even many small businesses. Modern-day managers and business owners are bringing their understanding of value and worth represented by grades earned through tests and assessments into the workforce.