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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was on the recruiting committee of biglaw firm I learned that the managing partner nearly insisted that the good candidates have strong team sports on their resume -- preferably at the college level. So you can't just blanket say "better grades equals more opportunities". You'd be wrong. [/quote]

I have seen this in other fields also. People who have never played a team sport frequently are missing a lot of important skills that are important in a business setting. Working with teammates to win at a sport has many similarities to working with associates to put a winning case together or write a winning sales presentation. Sports develop a lot of qualities that the classroom does not. 
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I do hiring for one of those organizations that is often seen as a stepping stone to a good job in domestic policy, including hiring interns, and I pay very little attention to high school or college GPA unless it is stellar or abysmal.  I could fill the interview calendar with perfect 4.0s who are "passionate about immigration/income inequality/tax policy" but the best candidates have a life outside work and something that makes them fun to talk to.  Recent "winners" have included a violinist who went to Interlochen for highschool before she decided not to pursue a professional career, and a kid whose spare time in undergraduate was spent teaching Shakespeare to inmates.  [/quote]

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