Graduating from Yale may have a large signaling value in the job market, but wearing a class ring, and making sure everybody knows what it’s for may come across as rude. Joining an exclusive club and telling people is just another form of bragging which doesn’t sound too virtuous. Many skills are readily demonstrated without the need for a group. The ones that aren’t are less likely to be correctly measured by the group.
Graduating from Yale may have a large signaling value in the job market, but wearing a class ring, and making sure everybody knows what it’s for may come across as rude. Joining an exclusive club and telling people is just another form of bragging which doesn’t sound too virtuous. Many skills are readily demonstrated without the need for a group. The ones that aren’t are less likely to be correctly measured by the group.