Same goes for investment banking, and similar. You don't hire overachieving 4.0 HYPS grads that have "played the game" since they were 14 because they're the s

Same goes for investment banking, and similar. You don't hire overachieving 4.0 HYPS grads that have "played the game" since they were 14 because they're the smartest guys / gals around, you do it because they'll work 18 hours a day if needed. It's a great indicator of at least two things 1) The person is able to learn quick, and pick up new things very fast 2) The person has exceptional work ethics, and will do what's expected. You're driven enough to not lose motivation. And then you set them to do menial grunt-work like fixing spreadsheets and formatting PP slides.