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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These surveys are so meaningless. No CEO is directly hiring an entry-level person out of college. And when they do hire/promote at the more senior levels, Ivy grads are well represented. There is zero chance a CEO ever looked at a candidate for senior management and said "nah, he went to an Ivy."

I did not attend an Ivy and I have no view on whether they're overrated, but I am deeply suspicious of rich dudes who "already got theirs" saying young people expect too much respect at work.[/quote]

It is not meaningless.  I work in tech, and this  is pretty much the prevailing sentiment. [/quote]

I work in real tech and you are delusional.[/quote]
I also work in real tech (FAANG), and it's both. They still hire from the T10 but they also hire people with no degrees now or those who went to a lesser school.  It didn't use to be that way.  Years ago, I saw a list of "acceptable" schools that the company hired from depending on the role.  And the CIO would also interview the person who was applying for a lower level job, not senior. It was crazy. That has changed.[/quote]

I am on my third FAANG and I’m in leadership. I’ve hired many engineers, PMs, and TPMs over the years.  There are many humble people and many not so humble. I’ve never preferred any particular school (except possibly Waterloo) and I never will.

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