Re:Ask HN: Did my poor choice in higher education hurt my ca...
by HeyLaughingBoy on Saturday May 28, 2011 @05:45PM
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Define "hurt my career." Working for Google or Facebook? Maybe fresh out of school it would be a problem, but six years after? I find that hard to believe.
In any case, there is more to the employment world than Google, Facebook, or Apple. Want to work for a Fortune 500 business? Well there's 500 employers right there, most of whom aren't too concerned with where you went to school 6 years ago, but care more about what you did since.
I've been interviewing people for a few years and the only time the university is noticed is if it's Harvard or MIT or something well known. And even then it counts for absolutely NOTHING.
In any case, there is more to the employment world than Google, Facebook, or Apple. Want to work for a Fortune 500 business? Well there's 500 employers right there, most of whom aren't too concerned with where you went to school 6 years ago, but care more about what you did since.
I've been interviewing people for a few years and the only time the university is noticed is if it's Harvard or MIT or something well known. And even then it counts for absolutely NOTHING.