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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by theamk on Monday October 05, 2020 @12:55AM (#24684675)
Google is a pretty bad example, they are well known for not caring where did you study. As long as you pass their (hellish) interview, they will take you.

And bootcamps are not going to help you with that.

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by iainmerrick on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:26AM (#24685080)
they are well known for not caring where did you study

No, this is incorrect -- Google has a list of “favored” academic institutions. It’s not used to filter out candidates, so they’ll still hire people from other backgrounds, but studying at a top university is considered to be a positive signal.

(Possibly this has changed recently, but it was true through at least 2012 or so.)

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Re:Strapped startup declines acquihire, Apple poaches key en... by 908B64B197 on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:06PM (#24689633)
Often it's simply the signal to noise ratio. It varies tremendously between institutions.
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