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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How important is university brand name?
I know it’s very important in some areas of finance.[/quote]

For Finance IB&PE the school matters a lot. I don’t work in that space but I know recent grads who have landed roles because of the pedigree of their school.

For corporate roles in F500 honestly it doesn’t matter. I don’t care if it’s University of Phoenix, the experience matters a lot more. There are schools that we like though - for us Mich GA Tech and Duke work out well so those candidates get a little boost. But every company is different about that kind of stuff. [/quote]

Another HR/Recruiter here....

I mostly agree but we won't look at resumes of University of Phoenix (privately held, professional services/technology firm). But we are happy to look at candidates from state schools and we realize that not every family can afford Ivys and not every student gets tons of merit to make school affordable. And predatory loans suck so we applaud students who avoid that route.

I just had this conversation with our General Counsel yesterday about hiring an attorney. He wants someone with 5-ish years of experience and wants to target top schools. I told him to go for any legit school and look more at what they've done with their 5 working years.  That's how he'll get better talent.[/quote]

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