What universities stand out for DC hiring managers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think it matters. Most of the people in my neighborhood who have good UMC gov con jobs went to VA Tech or Penn State. I am completely serious.

Not sure why the "completely serious" was necessary, both are great schools. Imagine many of them are also Military and retired Officers with years of leadership and functional expertise... Intel, Cyber, Communications, logistics etc. not people just rolling out of Tech and Penn State.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

DP. No, actually it doesn’t matter. But keep clinging to the 90’s if you want

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

Another hiring manager. School brand doesn't matter in my world either. I want to know what you did at college, wherever it was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

OP here. I am asking specific to DC. If you are local, please share what university has a good reputation in your field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

Another hiring manager. School brand doesn't matter in my world either. I want to know what you did at college, wherever it was.

So if someone went to a podunk regional college in the Midwest, west coast or northeast, it would hold up the same as a UMD or GW or UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think it matters. Most of the people in my neighborhood who have good UMC gov con jobs went to VA Tech or Penn State. I am completely serious.

Not sure why the "completely serious" was necessary, both are great schools. Imagine many of them are also Military and retired Officers with years of leadership and functional expertise... Intel, Cyber, Communications, logistics etc. not people just rolling out of Tech and Penn State.

It's not even the experience, it's just having TS. Companies are not going to pay for that or wait for it if they can help it. They'd much rather hire someone already cleared and the biggest group of cleared applicants is ex military

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

OP here. I am asking specific to DC. If you are local, please share what university has a good reputation in your field.

DC specific, as has been said, it does not matter

[Anonymous]

Apologies for parsing. I am trying to understand if undergraduate truly doesn’t matter, or if you give extra consideration to local universities or large publics in the region?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Flat false. And I run hiring in the private sector.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

DP. No, actually it doesn’t matter. But keep clinging to the 90’s if you want

Where you go is crucial for many jobs. For others not so much. It has always been this and always will be. Question is what job are you looking for and where do you want to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Maybe in your world. But outside of that, it still matters a lot

Sorry, what world do you think that is? I work at a well known private sector co, and have come from other similar companies as have DH and my co horts. We don’t get excited over schools like maybe you’d see 20 years ago. We look at substance and well, DEI is also very important.

I will tell you honestly that there are two things that might get a resume moved to the bottom of the pile- posting your elite expensive private high school (if you are obviously UMC or above) or any mention of super elite activities. One recent applicant mentioned her yacht club activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Flat false. And I run hiring in the private sector.

Please feel free to share what type of co, industry. Because this is my world and you are not accurate from where I sit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Flat false. And I run hiring in the private sector.

Also who says flat false? So douchey sounding. If you alone ‘run hiring’ then you likely work at some small shop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Flat false. And I run hiring in the private sector.

Agree. Private sector. We recruit at specific schools and then look elsewhere if not full. We use recent grads from those schools to recruit: we currently have recruiters for Duke and 7 of the 8 ivies and Georgetown. We hire many different majors from these schools. We have had a lot of success from them so that is where we look. We hired less this year and filled all spots with recruiting at these schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hiring manager in private sector. School doesn’t matter like it used to. At all. People need to understand that when they are thinking of spending 400k on undergrad

Flat false. And I run hiring in the private sector.

Agree. Private sector. We recruit at specific schools and then look elsewhere if not full. We use recent grads from those schools to recruit: we currently have recruiters for Duke and 7 of the 8 ivies and Georgetown. We hire many different majors from these schools. We have had a lot of success from them so that is where we look. We hired less this year and filled all spots with recruiting at these schools

It should be "fewer" not "less".