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I can't find the original study but here are some articles about their hiring process.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregoryferenstein/2015/11/23/why-google-wants-to-stop-hiring-based-on-ivy-league-credentials/#7fe1d6664811

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/12/20/the-surprising-thing-google-learned-about-its-employees-and-what-it-means-for-todays-students/?utm_term=.ee71df5b31d4

The articles are a little cheeky but you get the point.

The original article which I can't find compared programmers from Ivy vs. State school after 5 years of work experience.

Facebook is following their lead. https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2016/05/02/non-ivy-recruiting-brightens-aided-by-facebooks-300-school-list/#a1d653ab5fc4
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Unfortunately, those Google articles seem to be discussing Project Oxygen, which is about hiring managers not technical staff. I doubt anyone is very surprised that technical skills are not as important as soft skills in a management role.

As for the Forbes article about Facebook, they don’t seem to be arguing that a school has no effect on the quality of candidates, just that some firms are making a mistake if they focus exclusively on top schools. That makes perfect sense.

I said before that school is definitely beneath knowledge and enthusiasm in terms of priorities for hiring. Still, if I have three resumes on my desk, I’m going to interview the Harvard (or MIT, Stanford, etc.) candidate first.[/quote]

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