10 strongest alumni networks according to Linked In

[Anonymous]

I post so rarely I did it wrong, so will do it correctly

this is so completely true, and I rarely post on this site - some schools just nurture and develop obnoxious alumni - Duke, Cornell, Williams, and Penn State are 4 very different types of schools, but I find their alumni insufferable and tend to throw out resumes from these schools

signed,
Hedge Fund Hiring Manager for 25 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I post so rarely I did it wrong, so will do it correctly

this is so completely true, and I rarely post on this site - some schools just nurture and develop obnoxious alumni - Duke, Cornell, Williams, and Penn State are 4 very different types of schools, but I find their alumni insufferable and tend to throw out resumes from these schools

signed,
Hedge Fund Hiring Manager for 25 years

For me it’s Duke, Princeton, and Dartmouth grads who are just awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I post so rarely I did it wrong, so will do it correctly

this is so completely true, and I rarely post on this site - some schools just nurture and develop obnoxious alumni - Duke, Cornell, Williams, and Penn State are 4 very different types of schools, but I find their alumni insufferable and tend to throw out resumes from these schools

signed,
Hedge Fund Hiring Manager for 25 years

Sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder. You did these people a favor.

[Anonymous]

Hired hundreds of people and never met anyone from any of those schools listed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hired hundreds of people and never met anyone from any of those schools listed.

Same. Have hired a lot of people from UMD, Penn State, Rutgers, Clemson, Michigan, Ohio State, Delaware.. notice a trend? They're all state flagships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hired hundreds of people and never met anyone from any of those schools listed.

Yeah, those no-name schools like Dartmouth, right?

Also, the fact that you haven’t hired anyone from those schools doesn’t mean they don’t have strong alumni networks. It might actually be indicative of strong alumni networks - they aren’t applying to your company because they are already being hired by alumni elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hired hundreds of people and never met anyone from any of those schools listed.

You probabilistically shouldn’t. Many are small liberal arts colleges- so unless you’re hiring in consulting, I wouldn’t expect you to come across many.

[Anonymous]

Great list! So many bitter folks here. Why not spend your time actually helping grads from your respective schools instead of bashing those that have robust networks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great list! So many bitter folks here. Why not spend your time actually helping grads from your respective schools instead of bashing those that have robust networks?

+100. Nothing wrong with a college having happy alumni who want to help fellow grads. I graduated from one of the colleges listed as having “insufferable” alumni, had a great experience there and am happy to give back. The “insufferable” ones are the ones who think the worlds begins and and ends with their alma mater and bash other people’s schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Searched the forums but didn’t see this posted before:

Published in Town & Country

The 10 strongest college alumni networks according to LinkedIn:


Babson College
Washington and Lee University
Dartmouth College
Claremont McKenna College
Davidson College
Bowdoin College
High Point University
Colgate University
Vanderbilt University
Chapman University

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a65628433/linkedin-strongest-alumni-networks/

Are the military academies automatically excluded from the list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Searched the forums but didn’t see this posted before:

Published in Town & Country

The 10 strongest college alumni networks according to LinkedIn:


Babson College
Washington and Lee University
Dartmouth College
Claremont McKenna College
Davidson College
Bowdoin College
High Point University
Colgate University
Vanderbilt University
Chapman University

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a65628433/linkedin-strongest-alumni-networks/

Are the military academies automatically excluded from the list?

Apparently. That and the Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a joke….

It is well known that in the Ivies, Cornell has by far the best alumni network.

What?

[Anonymous]

Chapman? Whut?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any list that doesn’t have a kid’s school on it or isn’t an Ivy is always suspect by DCUM. It’s ironic that DC is so educated, yet so close minded. Ivy and some NE liberal arts schools are great, but great schools exist elsewhere too.

Ok, but seriously, how are HYP not on this list at least?! You constantly hear about their alum networks. I mean that’s the whole point of going to those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Searched the forums but didn’t see this posted before:

Published in Town & Country

The 10 strongest college alumni networks according to LinkedIn:


Babson College
Washington and Lee University
Dartmouth College
Claremont McKenna College
Davidson College
Bowdoin College
High Point University
Colgate University
Vanderbilt University
Chapman University

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a65628433/linkedin-strongest-alumni-networks/

Are the military academies automatically excluded from the list?

I was just coming to say that. Pretty common knowledge that the ringknockers have the tightest alumni network--never seen anything like it until I married a USNA grad. The way they hire each other is insane.