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[quote=Anonymous]I work in international affairs, previously for the federal government and currently for a large, international affairs-related organization. I’ve been involved in hiring at both and school was not an important consideration.

That said, I would say two things as caveats. First, a lot of jobs in the space you mentioned require master’s degrees at a minimum, and so those degrees take precedence over undergrad. This never seems to get enough attention on this forum. Second, where you did grad school still doesn’t necessarily matter, but there is more familiarity with some programs than others which matters for signaling that the candidate has relevant knowledge. For example, in international affairs you get a lot of kids from DC schools (SAIS, Georgetown, GWU, American, etc.) and hiring managers are familiar with the curriculum and what kids learn or don’t learn there. But it’s more of “I know you learned this” versus “I’m more impressed with your school than candidate X.”[/quote]

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