Anonymous
01/13/2026 10:05
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
So, the article is again somewhat misleading.
On the one hand, it is saying that the McKinsey's and the Goldmans of the world are no longer going out past the top 20-30 schools anymore...but on the other hand, it is saying that companies are restricting their hiring to certain schools, but not necessarily the "top" schools.
They cite GE appliance restricting their school visits to say 20-30 schools to include Purdue and Auburn. They also cite a silicon valley start-up restricting their schools to local SV schools (so UCB, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Jose State).
On the one hand, it is saying that the McKinsey's and the Goldmans of the world are no longer going out past the top 20-30 schools anymore...but on the other hand, it is saying that companies are restricting their hiring to certain schools, but not necessarily the "top" schools.
They cite GE appliance restricting their school visits to say 20-30 schools to include Purdue and Auburn. They also cite a silicon valley start-up restricting their schools to local SV schools (so UCB, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Jose State).
Anonymous
01/13/2026 08:19
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
Anonymous wrote:Interesting new WSJ article about entry-level hiring…
“The hiring trend for new graduates resembles recruiting practices before the pandemic and the tight labor market of 2018 and 2019, researchers who have focused on entry-level hiring say. Most now recruit only at up to 30 American colleges out of about 4,000, starting with top-ranked schools and then looking at local universities, said William Chichester III, who has spent years directing entry-level recruiting at companies including Target and Peloton.
If you fall outside of those two categories? “God help you.”
Plenty of HYPSM grads having difficulty finding jobs. Trades would be better looking at the next 5 to 10 (somebody has to build all those data centers and power plants) years but most of the blue collar jobs would be replaced by advanced robots but later than white collar jobs.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 03:00
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
Sucks fit the schools right outside the T30
Anonymous
01/13/2026 02:36
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
Just means there aren't enough jobs for NG. Companies find this convenient excuse to hire selectively or not hire at all.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 02:27
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
Link to article: https://archive.md/Qm0fz#selection-551.0-551.105
Anonymous
01/13/2026 02:18
Subject: Elite schools and hiring trends
Interesting new WSJ article about entry-level hiring…
“The hiring trend for new graduates resembles recruiting practices before the pandemic and the tight labor market of 2018 and 2019, researchers who have focused on entry-level hiring say. Most now recruit only at up to 30 American colleges out of about 4,000, starting with top-ranked schools and then looking at local universities, said William Chichester III, who has spent years directing entry-level recruiting at companies including Target and Peloton.
If you fall outside of those two categories? “God help you.”
“The hiring trend for new graduates resembles recruiting practices before the pandemic and the tight labor market of 2018 and 2019, researchers who have focused on entry-level hiring say. Most now recruit only at up to 30 American colleges out of about 4,000, starting with top-ranked schools and then looking at local universities, said William Chichester III, who has spent years directing entry-level recruiting at companies including Target and Peloton.
If you fall outside of those two categories? “God help you.”