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> I'm realizing how amazing career services can be. They send out weekly emails saying: "James Dimon is coming to speak." Interesting, and I can see it. But t
by Tehchops 9y ago
> I'm realizing how amazing career services can be. They send out weekly emails saying: "James Dimon is coming to speak."
Interesting, and I can see it. But then again, I have to wonder if there is some degree of confirmation bias at play here?
It's likely the staff in Career Services at $ivyLeague are, on average, of a higher skill than their counterparts at $stateSchool. But by how much? Sending an email isn't exactly a massive technical accomplishment, and even being able to send an email saying Mr. Dimon is coming to speak might say a lot more about the name of the school they work for than it does their ability as administrators.
A school like Harvard has a lot more clout in name, money, and connections, in getting someone like Dimon, Blankfein, Zuckerberg etc... to speak(or even pick up the phone) than, say, New Mexico State University.
It may be organizational skills and capability, but I'm willing to bet it's also about name recognition, alumni connections, and availability of resources.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoMy guess is that it is about political will. If people in career services want a fief where "Guarding their gatekeeping function was of greater concern than doing their job." -- then it will take political capital to fight that. Depending on their incentives, university bosses might not bother. But the Ivy League schools know that their bread is buttered by their ability to get students into elite positions, so they make sure their career services department gets things right. And have been doing so for so long that these departments do things right on their own.