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Re:A Project of One’s Own by withinboredom on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @02:37PM (#27439105)
> but they still look at where I went to college (based on high school achievement) and my first job (based on college achievement) and subsequent jobs (much easier to get because of where I worked at my first job), etc.

No one has ever asked me about my schooling and I haven't had a school on my resume in over 10 years. Do they look at it because you put it on your resume?

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Re:A Project of One’s Own by opportune on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @03:40PM (#27439810)
I am still early in my career. And many jobs I have applied for/am interested in unfortunately index on having gone to a good school. I’ll probably never work for one but I’m pretty interested in HFT and quant hedge funds, and have interviewed with them before, and am of the understanding that having a name brand college on your resume is a soft requirement.
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