Dear Editor,
In recent years, along with the creation of the Internet, getting a fake degree has become extremely easy. Everyone has heard a story about someone using a fake degree to get a job, however, now more than ever, top officials are being accused of using fake degrees and fake credentials on their resumes. This has caused an acute awareness within corporations when deciding how they hire. With the creation of many internet-based sites dedicated to creating fake documentations such as fake degrees, transcripts and course schedules, it is no wonder that many people, including people that now hold higher level jobs, got their degrees from a website instead of a university. In some states, using a fake degree is a crime. Many people believe that employing people who hold fake degrees violates people’s safety, especially in certain jobs. For example, it would not be safe to have a person with a fake degree to teach children, for homeland security, design bridges or building or work in the medical field. This could cause extreme safety issues that people do not know about. It is certainly not fair to put people in unsafe situations when they do not know about it.
Parul Kalra
The Law School, Jammu University