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[quote=Anonymous]My guess is that they have limited their range to those with advanced degrees.  Those professions that use advanced degrees, whether research institutions looking for PhDs, law firms looking for JD/bar, hospitals looking for MDs, etc all do weight applicants and salaries around the prestige of higher education.  However, there are many, many jobs out there that don't depend on the institution.  There are engineers, programmers, program managers, non-profits, accountants, HR positions, and many more professions where you need an undergraduate college degree, but don't need an advanced degree where the origin of your college degree matters much less.  Frankly, there is not a lot of difference between a computer programmer who went to UNC Chapel Hill vs one who went to Carnegie Mellon University.  Their programming and organizational skills matter more than their alma mater.  Specific specialized knowledge applicable to the job may vary, but candidates will be rated more on their specific backgrounds and skills rather than their alma mater.  I very much doubt that the school where the HR benefits specialist went to college will make that much difference in her salary compared to other HR specialists.[/quote]

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