I’ve noticed a major shift in our hiring meetings lately. We’re finally moving away from "Where did you go to school?" and toward "What can you actually build under pressure?" I recently interviewed a self-taught dev who outperformed three Ivy League grads because they had a deep, hands-on understanding of edge computing.

What’s more important to you when looking at a potential employer: the prestige of the brand name or the specific tech stack you’ll be mastering?

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I care more about the work I’m doing than the prestige of the brand. We spend far too much of our lives at work to not be working on things we actually enjoy, and for me, the tech stack is definitely more important than the name.

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Maybe it's because the school name is already on the resume, so they don't need to ask about it?

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This shift makes me so hopeful. I didn’t go to a “top” school and used to feel like that put me at a permanent disadvantage. It’s refreshing to see hiring move toward performance and potential instead of pedigree. I just hope the shift sticks and isn’t just a trend in certain orgs.

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