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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m hiring for an entry level role with a quasi state org in the north east that is part econ dev that engages with the venture space and we get very interesting applications when we have openings.

We don’t always hire out of undergrad but it’s been eye opening to see the quality and quantity of applications we have received from Harvard class of 24 or class of 25 vs Yale class of 24 or 25

We are getting phi beta kappa Yale grads, kids from all sorts of majors (liberal arts, cs, math, social sciences etc), kids who have written for ydn etc

And we’ve received about 30 resumes from Yale kids

Harvard - 2 and they were horrible resumes.

It seems that either there is a major gap in the employability in Harvard vs yale kids this year and Yale kids are struggling on the market vs Harvard hence applying to me.

Or Yale kids inherently care a heck of lot more about public service esque jobs vs Harvard kids these days. [/quote]
Or someone at Yale has honed into your job and it is not on Harvard’s radar. Duh.[/quote]

Exactly. How well was the job marketed at each school? Or maybe it is an awful job and the Harvard kids are smart enough to realize that. Or maybe it is in Hartford and Yale kids are naturally more inclined to work there than Harvard (I know Yale is a global school but kids often tend to be more willing to stay in the state where they went to school after spending four years there).

Some of us are smart enough not to generalize off of one data point and also to wonder if their are other explanations for results.[/quote]

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