Schools*, but yes. Every fucking time I hear "well he went to <some ivy> so he must be good" regarding someone's resume I die insidehttps://twitter.com/slava_pestov/status/903790798210289665 …
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"I'm prejudiced and lazy about hiring engineers. my bias towards elite schools is risky and perpetuates the myth of meritocracy"
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I've flunked so many ivy grads from eng interviews (as an undergrad dropout).
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RIGHT? Ive interviewed a couple from prestigious schools and people are always *so* shocked when I say they did poorly.
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I can't give that feedback directly, but it's sort of surprising how many grads can't code. Maybe time heals all? Wish them well, ofc
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Oh no I don't tell the candidates, i tell the feedback receiver people :P
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And also academics doesn't really necessarily translate to general software engineering
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Yep. Again, that's not a ding on their skills, it's just a mismatch. Writing C++ all day is not going to fulfill all hopes/dreams.
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Yeah. I know many Software engineers that realized they're way more into the academics and theory after trying out industry and quit
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