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Academic record? I’ve worked with a 4.0 from Cornell that couldn’t follow simple instructions and a 3.5 high school student who maybe quit college later ask a
by russfink 3y ago
Academic record? I’ve worked with a 4.0 from Cornell that couldn’t follow simple instructions and a 3.5 high school student who maybe quit college later ask a critical question that shaped the end game of a research project.
- koliber 3y agoIt does not mean that people who did well in school or college are guaranteed to do well in a particular job. There is a correlation though, as well as many exceptions. I’ve hired in multiple organizations. Where we could hire quickly and fire quickly, we were willing to take more risks. Where it was hard to let someone go or the work had little risk tolerance, we’re were a lot more cautious and depended on a lot of signals when making a hire decision, including the academic record.