[PuzzledInTX]

In India, it’s achieve or go out on the streets and beg for food. Your future educational potential is based upon your previous educational achievements - now THAT is incentive.

Yes, but many (if not most) have learned to lie about those achievements and use the system to get ahead. Like StolarStorm stated (post #9), those I've employed have overstated their experience and CANNOT problem-solve. It is very frustrating trying to convince them that RESULTS matter, not the appearance of adequacy.

[Hodar]

I think the problem you are having is one of academics.

In academics, everything is an exercise of looking up data on a problem that has a definitive solution - if you just know where to look.

In life, we have no idea what the answers are; so we invent them. This is 180 degrees out of phase with most academia. So, you have to modify your interview technique to screen the academics from the problem solvers.

I do this by asking questions that require thought. Such as “Name 5 reasons why a man-hole cover is round”.

[StolarStorm]

I am dealing with one now. He can't do squat. But he takes credit for everything with the boss. And keeps tying to sneak into other's projects so he can do little, but get the credit. He volunteers for EVERYTHING, but then does nothing. Their culture encourages aggressive backstabbing and creating a facade of competence.

Sadly, so many bosses are clueless about their tactics.