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Yahoo! CEO's resume padding

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Stitch, May 9, 2012.

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  1. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Has anyone followed the story of Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson who listed having a B.S. in Computer Science and Accounting when he only has a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting?

    The Yahoo! board member who chaired the search committee that hired Thompson is stepping down.

    http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/article/SB10001424052702304451104577392184089264016.html

    One question I have is how can you not know what college degree you have?
     
    Stitch, May 9, 2012
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  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    It's been an unmitigated disaster since last week. Anyone else would have been fired long ago.
     
    MileHigh, May 9, 2012
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  3. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Sounds like a whole lotta BS!
     
    TheSportsPredictor, May 9, 2012
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  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    He's been lying about it for years.

    http://allthingsd.com/20120509/technations-gunn-says-she-and-yahoo-ceo-talked-about-their-cs-degrees-before-2009-show-video-and-audio/?refcat=media
     
    MileHigh, May 9, 2012
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  5. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    BFD. If he's doing a good job (and I have no idea how his job performance rates), who cares?
     
    bigpern23, May 9, 2012
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  6. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    Well played.
     
    Azrael, May 9, 2012
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  7. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    He hasn't been doing a good job. The whole reason this came out was a background search by a hedge-fund manager who is a major stakeholder and wants him gone.
     
    LongTimeListener, May 9, 2012
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  8. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    I wonder if they checked his W2's as well.
     
    Killick, May 9, 2012
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  9. qtlaw

    qtlaw Well-Known Member

    The Board member who vetted him also padded her resume and she's stepping down.

    This is bad, he claimed a comp sci degree 4 years before the school even offered that degree.
     
    qtlaw, May 9, 2012
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  10. jackfinarelli

    jackfinarelli Well-Known Member


    Trust but verify...
     
    jackfinarelli, May 9, 2012
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  11. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    What a tangled web we weave...
     
    Point of Order, May 9, 2012
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  12. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    The worst part is they used Google to bring him down.
     
    LongTimeListener, May 9, 2012
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