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It was very common for on campus recruiting. And, really, there it makes some sense? Even if you disagree with the idea that people can be ranked, at large, i
by taeric 3y ago
It was very common for on campus recruiting. And, really, there it makes some sense? Even if you disagree with the idea that people can be ranked, at large, if everyone is aware of the ranking and working with it, you are almost certainly best served getting the people that are excelling at what they are trying to get ranked at.
As soon as you open up your search to things across rankings, or in areas without rankings, though, I can't but imagine the utility of it drops off?
- Aeolun 3y agoNot sure you always want people that are good at ranking. The way we rank software dev could lead to some fun effects.
- taeric 3y agoOh, for sure. You should continue to do extra searching at that level. But I think it is mostly fair to assume that the high end of one ranking is a safer bet on finding talent than any other location. It feels like the "search where the lamp post is," but I think it is different. It is close to the "we have data, it must be useful."
- ghaff 3y agoAnd there are plenty of jobs (see IB, consulting, etc. mentioned) that have an endless appetite for young, hard-working bodies that you only really expect some percentage of to work out anyway. If you miss some diamonds in the rough or late bloomers, they probably wouldn't have fit in anyway and you're fine with your simpler heuristic.