Getting into a top college is a signal of conscientiousness[1] as well as intelligence and that's just as important. I'd hope I could interview people well eno

Getting into a top college is a signal of conscientiousness[1] as well as intelligence and that's just as important. I'd hope I could interview people well enough to do better than just looking at people's schools but if I were an HR drone without the ability to assess people's technical abilities I'd probably go with the MIT dropout over the Alabama graduate. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits#Conscientiousness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits#Con...