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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The workplace is figuring out that school brands are kind of meaningless -and testing at all levels is on the rise.  My daughter is a recruiter in finance and top employers now require a LOT of testing just to get in the door, including personality, math, logic and writing assessments.  You can't prep for these tests or take them over again - and there are no accommodations.  Candidates (of all races and backgrounds), including the sort of "elite" credentials many DCUMers salivate over here, often bomb or don't get by the tests.    Top employers want proof that the candidate is as good as they look on paper, because degrees don't prove much of anything these days.[/quote]

Many companies use WPT and their own technical testing.  They want to find candidates who are driven, critical thinkers and willing to think outside the box.  I know several companies like this.  My kid works for one.  "avg kid on paper"---1200 SAT, 3.4 College gpa (could be higher but ruined it freshman year before switching majors), no internship due to covid, graduated T100 college.  They got multiple interviews at this company until the right position/match was found.  I can assure you my kid did NOT answer all questions correctly---far from it.  And only 12-14% of people make the cut after taking these test.  Been there 2 years, each year has gotten the highest raise of their cohorts (you are grouped with the team you started with for seniority), so in the top 10% of performers each year, put on increasingly more challenging and more leadership positions in the projects.

Meanwhile, Have a friends kids who also applied---kid was NMFinalist, graduated college in 3 years.  Really smart kid, very personable, homecoming queen, so smart and friendly and good person.  But supposedly she didn't make the testing cut---left things blank on the test (it's a huge no-no---does not show motivation or critical thinking.).  Been out of college for a year now, still waitressing, living at home and figuring out what she wants to do, probably grad school but not really sure.  So on paper, she statistically runs circles around my kid.   She was WL at Stanford.....but my kid is the one working, and excelling at their job.  Because work ethic, critical thinking and drive/motivation is what makes you go far in life. [/quote]

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