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> we're increasingly at a point where an Ivy League diploma has little value save that of a status symbol Maybe in some industries. I will be more convinced if
by deadmutex 4y ago
> we're increasingly at a point where an Ivy League diploma has little value save that of a status symbol
Maybe in some industries. I will be more convinced if entry class of big successful banks like Goldman Sachs isn't full of ivy grads.
I personally know people that have flunked phone screens and were given the benefit of the doubt because they went to prestigious schools.
- VirusNewbie 4y agoThis certainly doesn't happen in big Tech or FAANG (on a large scale). Ivy league is about as useful of a signal as a state school at this point.
- bitwize 4y agoGiggle. If you want to get into Google, a degree from Stanford, Caltech, MIT, or school with similarly prestigious STEM programs will grease the skids. Matter of fact it's nearly a requirement unless you can elevate their ESG score (by being a visible and/or gender-identity or sexual-orientation minority).
- VirusNewbie 4y agoThere are people who work at google without any college degrees.
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- deadmutex 4y agoBig Tech / FAANG employs only a fraction of university graduates each year though. I have interviewed many candidates for a FAANG over several years, and I try to not bias myself on whether they went to an Ivy or not. That said, I have also heard that some deca-unicorn gave up going to non prestigious schools for recruiting because the hit rate was low. This deca unicorn was previously proud of outsmarting other big companies by finding diamonds in the rough by recruiting at no name schools. To some high schoolers reading this: I wouldn't discount the value of a prestigious school to 0. It is not a prerequisite for success, but it will likely make it easier.