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It's interesting that you bring up adverse selection issues, because I thought it would reduce them. 1. Can you explain why fan boys would be "bad" for Google?
by orijing 16y ago
It's interesting that you bring up adverse selection issues, because I thought it would reduce them.
1. Can you explain why fan boys would be "bad" for Google?
2. The argument was that if your probability of being accepted is greater than 4% (greater than their goal), you stand to gain more than you lose with their revenue-neutral provision.
3. Good point. This could be one of the false-negatives that the program introduces.
Of course the PR side of things are the most difficult to handle. Colleges are allowed to do it, but companies may be put in bad light for it.
- famousactress 16y agoCan you explain why fan boys would be "bad" for Google? A healthy dose of cynicism/skepticism is healthy for innovation, and the term 'fan boy' suggests to me a level of zealotry that's at least slightly abandoned rational thinking for emotion. I don't want to hire anyone who thinks everything we do is perfect, what will they fix!?
- orijing 16y agoAh, makes sense. Thanks.