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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I am hiring leadership talent, and look at comparable candidates that have similar track records, similar educations and seem to be a good cultural fits - same same - except for one was a college athlete and the other was not - I will take the college athlete every time. (spoiler alert: And so will most other leaders of leaders).

The special treatment of college athletes extends well beyond the institutional walls. [/quote]

Forgot to add, I would not take the marching band, fraternity bro (even if in my fraternity), debate club champ, student paper editor, etc... You even bring that sort of stuff up in a leadership interview or on your CV, and I'm labeling you a weirdo. [/quote]

Im labeling you as a weirdo. Plenty of people do sports and something else. Not many people play D1 to D3 sports but they still might play club or intramural also be captain of the debate club. How weird that you are do fixated on this small subset of people that do college athletics. [/quote]

Yes.  This is so weird.  I am in a position to hire a lot of people for my organization.  I could care less about D1 sports.  If anything it's a slight negative.  Maybe it's because I knew athletes at my Ivy and they were not smart.  It is a widely held belief by the other students at these schools that these kids aren't up to par academically.  And the douchey energy is a big no thanks.  As exhibited by, well you in your post.[/quote]
I really hope you are not the sole decision maker on hires.  You have too many irrational biases.  [/quote]

I only have a bias against sports bros.   :roll:

Don't bring up this BS if you can't take a dose of reality that not everyone views participating in college athletics as some gold star.[/quote]

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