When hiring talent do you pay much attention to where they went to school? Do you think it makes a difference?

At more mid-senior levels I'm looking more at results and what you can deliver but I definitely have a bit of a bias for younger/junior employees that went to more reputable institutions.

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Some of my best hires came from schools many people would scoff at. Not everyone has the opportunity to get into a great school through no fault of their own, but that doesn't mean they can't be just as good (or better) at their job.

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I agree with this. I'm trying to recognize my bias when looking at resumes. There is no denying sometimes that a particular school will mostly produce quality candidates, but I don't let that factor be the end all be all.

My main concern is always writing talent, and you needn't have gone to a good school for that. If you're dedicated and worked at the college newspaper at a state school that says something. But we also need people who have a good general knowledge of the world and can network with people, and those are skills that tend to rely on a good liberal arts education.

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Agree on the writing talent. I'd definitely interview a candidate with solid experience too before picking someone from a top school with none.

I’m with Director 1 on this. Some of my best teammates have come from unranked schools (and FWIW - I had a client once that attended all Ivy leagues and was horrible at their job). To me, their experience (even internships, jobs while in college) is more important and shows they can juggle multiple things at once

Also, some smaller schools have much better comms/marketing/PR programs than the top colleges - so I’d recommend looking at that too if you’re considering their education!

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