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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I thought I’d address some of the posters on pages 5-10. First, lots of them forgot that I asked about athletes at top schools ONLY. Why? Because, as many knowledgeable and on-topic posters noted, athletes at top colleges are different from their peers at less-selective, athletic powerhouses, like UAlabama. Athletes at top colleges must meet the school’s regular academic standards. For example, I know a Princeton baseball recruit that needed a 1500 SAT to join the team. Also, these athletes don’t get scholarships. Second, many posters thought it was odd that I didn’t ask about majors. Apparently, they couldn’t make the connection between sport and career. The connection is that athletes are typically competitive, team-oriented, social, goal-oriented, positive/optimistic, and disciplined, all of which are prized traits in high-octane professional circles. Athletes also have to balance two rigorous activities - sports and athletics. That is very hard to do, and may show a commitment to a more balanced, interesting lifestyle. So, the major doesn’t matter because the employer is not hiring an athlete for their major. Instead, they’re hiring a really smart, attractive person with character who is likely to succeed. What about students at top schools with perfect grades? Well, that’s great for a PhD, but not for competitive business, law, and medicine. Just some thoughts. [/quote]

We missed you, as this is hilarious…read it slowly to yourself and you may laugh at this too…I am a recruiter for a Fortune 500 megacorp, and we are not specifically looking for athletes. We are looking at majors / academic discipline and participation in organizations and internships related to the field.  In all honesty, I’m more impressed by a candidate who worked through college than in someone who played a game through college.  Several of my professional colleagues agree…unless you went to Alabama or other athletic powerhouse and played at a high level - which says a lot about handling the stress of business…we hire ivy grads for the academics, not the clubs or sports…[/quote]

Perhaps, you recruit for programmers, engineers, and the like, but you certainly do not recruit for high-end consulting, finance, or big law. [/quote]

Yeah, I go in looking for a left fielder…I’m talking big business here, but applies to all those as well.  I used to recruit for Big 3, and again, your assumptions on hiring are broken…sorry…[/quote]

Glad you think you’re funny. But, apparently you do go in looking for an officer of the pretzel club. Gotcha! Big 3 of what? Accounting firms that do ops consulting? Not what I’m talking about. [/quote]

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