[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/sci/ - Science & Math

View post   
File: 10 KB, 341x148, 56264360-098A-462C-8E74-F74404953418.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
11615278 No.11615278[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Do companies discriminate based on the prestige of the university you went to? Someone told me the college you graduate from doesn’t matter to employers or that it's somehow illegal to discriminate.

>> No.11615293

>>11615278
i dont fucking know maybe in some cases depends on the day depends on the cock sucker reading your resume what the fuck ever

>> No.11615297

>>11615278
Why is it always corpus

>> No.11615347

>>11615278
It matters. People I went to school with were coding since middle school and hacking with lizard squad in high school and making well designed apps while at a top 5 school, meanwhile my coworkers from a local public school think they're the best because they can design fizzbuzz with style.

Additionally the work ethic of the two cant be compared and you cant trust anything technical they were taught too much because of lack of rigor.

>> No.11615359

>>11615278
>Do companies discriminate based on the prestige of the university you went to?
It matters on a rough scale. You're going to be judged into one of three groups:
>This school is famous and prestigious
>I know about this school
>I've never heard of this school
There is minimal discrimination inside those groups; no employer really cares whether you went to the University of Washington or the University of Oregon.

>> No.11615385

I've tried to gather a lot of information about this. From what I gathered it depends on what you study, where you apply and how long you've been out of college and your experience in the workforce which at that point it doesn't mean shit. Of course Apple will be like ooh a new MIT grad and maybe a little hesitant about a fresh University of Hicksvillitterallyfuckingwho grad.

>> No.11615498

>>11615385
>Hicksvillitterallyfuckingwho grad
i lol'd

>> No.11615538

No, not really. The only people that will say otherwise are coping autists who wasted their youth studying like losers and need to tell themselves it was justified. Experience is all that companies actually care about—the only advantage of a better school is better opportunities to use university equipment and gain experience.
t. actual employed scientist

>> No.11615646

>>11615278
no one really gives a shit where you got your undergrad from
where you went for school for grad schools and professional degrees like mba do tend to matter

>> No.11615659
File: 282 KB, 1366x768, 1564656425456.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
11615659

>>11615278

>> No.11615713

>>11615659
What counts as an underrepresented minority?

>> No.11616658

>>11615713
Not white or asian

>> No.11616669

If the work is not really serious or difficult and the business revolves around servicing clients and flashing your fancy credentials, yes, absolutely

Otherwise still somewhat yes, mostly because not every company wants to visit many universities for recruiting purposes when just a few will do. Big tech casts a wide net though

>> No.11616679

No but it will largely determine your work ethic which will in turn determine your job.

>> No.11616684

>>11616679
>No but it will largely determine your work ethic
what kind of horseshit bullshit fucking statement is this?

>> No.11616692

>>11616684
>work ethic
>what kind of horseshit bullshit fucking statement is
have u seen what kind of people go to shite unis?

>> No.11616702

>>11616692
well i went to a community college for a month and a half and the student base their was fucking hideous and disgusting so i get your point but regardless college sure as fuck doesnt determine your work ethic, you do.

>> No.11616716

>>11615297
Hey bro do you also study at Cambridge?

>> No.11616718

>>11616702
ofcofc but if this nigga has the option to go to a better uni he prob should.

>> No.11616757
File: 2 KB, 730x200, this-is-true.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
11616757

>>11616718

>> No.11616907

>>11615278
>it's illegal to discriminate based on college attended
>it's illegal to discriminate based on cv
>select candidates with a geiger counter

>> No.11616997

For high end jobs and for national (or global) options, then yes it does. If you get a degree from Ball State University, you are most likely confined to the midwest region compared to someone who got a degree from Notre Dame or University of Chicago.

Just go on Linkedin and see where your school's alumni work. From my local college, virtually everyone still works in state.

>> No.11617011

>>11616702
I have to disagree with you. Having higher caliber peers can push you to work harder to achieve their standards. I switched from a mediocre uni to a great uni my sophomore year, and I can tell you that I felt way more motivated at the great uni compared to the mediocre one because I had to work way harder to get A's. If I stayed at mediocre uni I would not have developed the current work ethic I have today.

>> No.11617032

>>11615278
>Do companies discriminate based on the prestige of the university you went to?
Yes, if they want to look good by having your pedigree on their company. Which happens a lot

>> No.11618051

>>11616658
Not white or asian (male)**

>> No.11618081

>>11616716
Not the guy you replied to, but I do. Third year at a small central college, staying for a masters tho
Where are you at, what kinda shit do you usually get up to? I want to meet more new people next year.

>> No.11618761

As anons pointed out, for stuff that requires an undergrad or less? Probably not. But if they know you went to a big name school, they'll probably think "Hey I know that school, this guy's probably cool."
Say in Texas, US. Every Texan knows Texas A&M. You can just say you went there even if it was one of those satellite campuses in the middle of fucking nowhere and they'll still accept you anywhere so long as your degree is relevant.

>> No.11619095

>>11615278
The university where you graduate from doesn't matter. In reality, if you've graduated from university and are now looking for a job, you've already failed. You're supposed to, through networking, summer jobs and internships, already reserve your sweet spot somewhere even before you graduate.
It isn't a secret, though, that more prestigious universities also give you more opportunities for networking and acquiring internships.

>> No.11619347

>>11619095
>You're supposed to, through networking, summer jobs and internships, already reserve your sweet spot somewhere even before you graduate.
Just be yourself bro just be confident and you'll get all the girls all the jobs and all the money.