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I managed in Silicon Valley for about ten years, and did the university recruiting rounds every season to find people. I probably met and sceened around five t
by siberianbear 9y ago
I managed in Silicon Valley for about ten years, and did the university recruiting rounds every season to find people. I probably met and sceened around five thousand university students during this period.
There really IS a difference. The quality of the candidates from top schools -> mid schools -> mediocre schools is very observable.
Engineers are not fungible.
- chank 9y agoIt's only observable in right out of college. You're less likely/wouldn't notice if you had two candidates with 10 years experience. Which is why companies go for people fresh out of school. Their naiveté gets them accept lower pay and work longer hours.