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Re:What the Head of Hiring at Google Doesn’t Understand Abou... by thathonkey on Thursday May 29, 2014 @10:20AM (#7816311)
A quality education is a quality education. I'm sure he takes into consideration more than just the major and letter grade achieved though (obviously getting a B avg in MIT's CS program would not be the same as getting an A avg in Auburn's).

Anyway I'm of the opinion that it doesn't really matter what someone's academic focus is. Smart, impassioned people can excel at any field that they take the time to become educated in. Not to mention that programming and computer engineering is much more about experience than we'd like to admit.

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Re:What the Head of Hiring at Google Doesn’t Understand Abou... by nomadlogic on Thursday May 29, 2014 @10:58AM (#7816527)
+1 from the systems engineer with over a decade experienceat cutting edge facilities - and a BA in philosophy (focused on recent continental thought, not logic). It comes down to the individual and their passion.
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