“Anyone who welcomes or turns away prospective candidates on the basis of whether or not they have a C.A. is short-sighted and THAT I believe is damaging to the profession.”

 

Why would someone who is outside a profession and therefore confused by the myriad qualifications and degrees held by those inside the profession be considered short-sighted to include a credential recognized by the national association of the members of that profession among the “preferred qualifications” in a job description?  I did not imply it should be the only standard for hiring an archivist.

 

The lack of a cohesive uniform standard of necessary educational prerequisites for the profession is far more damaging in my opinion.