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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I reject Ivy leaguers from jobs all day.  [b]My favorite hires are usually state school honors program kids. [/b] Bright, realistic, and hungry![/quote]

This is who our hiring panels favor as well. The Ivies are almost disadvantaged at our firm. [/quote]

We are a 6B investment firm and we are the same way. Very little ivy leaguers. Too rigid  and sometimes lack the social awareness our job entails. [/quote]

Mmm-hmm.[/quote]

Do you not agree? [b]Many Ivy Leaguers are brilliant but they can be a bit too "bookish" and lack good interpersonal skills. [/b]Just because someone is brilliant doesn't mean they will do well in a specific role..takes more than brains sometimes.[/quote]

Whenever I hear "many people from a background X lack good interpersonal skills", I know who is lacking.   That's regardless of what X is.  [/quote]

How can you say this? Do you really think a genius MIT computer scientist would do well generating PE deals? Or selling medical devices? Or in Commercial RE? Just like the PE guy would be a total clown in computer science field? Your book smarts are far less valuable in MOST professional careers.[/quote]

Do you know how many successful start ups came from MIT graduates?  Who do you think did the pitching in the beginning?

There are plenty of people who are brilliant in STEM and can sell.  But being book stupid (not knowing what you don't know) is a serious liability in most professional careers.[/quote]

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