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> And nobody in the tech world gives a shit about your extracurriculars People in the (American, and I dare say elsewhere too) tech world do give a shit about

by oefrha 3y ago

> And nobody in the tech world gives a shit about your extracurriculars People in the (American, and I dare say elsewhere too) tech world do give a shit about the college you went to, and the elite colleges do give a shit about extracurriculars, especially if you’re Asian or something, unfortunate as it is.

pc86 3y ago
Maybe for your first job or two, but there are plenty of self-taught FAANG developers with completely unrelated degrees from completely unknown colleges. I'm really curious what the "or something" in your race statement means though.
- oefrha 3y ago
  First job or two do affect your entire career, not to mention the lasting effects of networking. “There are plenty of counter examples” doesn’t mean people don’t give a shit in general, it means it’s not the only factor at play. As for “or something”, it is well known that the bar is very high for Asians and extracurriculars are needed to distinguish oneself (too many perfect SATs and GPAs), but maybe there are other demographics similarly affected that I don’t hear about much.
bigstrat2003 3y ago
> People in the (American, and I dare say elsewhere too) tech world do give a shit about the college you went to... Not really. Nobody gives a damn what college you went to for the vast majority of jobs. They care about whether you went to college or not, regardless of the school. And even then, it's becoming more and more rare to find employers who are sticklers that applicants must have a degree.
- oefrha 3y ago
  What's this weird confusion between "requirement" and "gives a shit"? A Stanford graduate isn't treated the same as a random state college graduate out of school, period, before you even consider relationships forged during college and alumni networks.
  - bigstrat2003 3y ago
    > A Stanford graduate isn't treated the same as a random state college graduate out of school, period, At most jobs? Yeah, they are actually.

by oefrha 3y ago

pc86 3y ago

Maybe for your first job or two, but there are plenty of self-taught FAANG developers with completely unrelated degrees from completely unknown colleges. I'm really curious what the "or something" in your race statement means though.

oefrha 3y ago
First job or two do affect your entire career, not to mention the lasting effects of networking. “There are plenty of counter examples” doesn’t mean people don’t give a shit in general, it means it’s not the only factor at play. As for “or something”, it is well known that the bar is very high for Asians and extracurriculars are needed to distinguish oneself (too many perfect SATs and GPAs), but maybe there are other demographics similarly affected that I don’t hear about much.

bigstrat2003 3y ago

> People in the (American, and I dare say elsewhere too) tech world do give a shit about the college you went to... Not really. Nobody gives a damn what college you went to for the vast majority of jobs. They care about whether you went to college or not, regardless of the school. And even then, it's becoming more and more rare to find employers who are sticklers that applicants must have a degree.

oefrha 3y ago
What's this weird confusion between "requirement" and "gives a shit"? A Stanford graduate isn't treated the same as a random state college graduate out of school, period, before you even consider relationships forged during college and alumni networks.
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  > A Stanford graduate isn't treated the same as a random state college graduate out of school, period, At most jobs? Yeah, they are actually.