Stop spreading these lies to the youth (advice for the younger ones)

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qt5rtu

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qt5rtu
Dec 30, 2020 26 Comments

There are two myths that are being slowly debunked as the world is changing IMO

1. Staying at a company for less than 2 years hurt your chances of getting a better gig somewhere else

2. Paying much higher tuition for an Ivy league vs a public/state school pays off or is worth it

During my 8yoe I've never noticed a difference between Stanford/Harvard graduates and state school colleagues, nor gave a shit about school names.

I've been part of the hiring process at FANG for 4 years, followed by Uber,, and never cared how long someone stayed at a previous company. I cared more about the interview answers and the person instead.

My advice:
1. If you've stayed at a place for a year and want to move on, just do it. Don't listen to these boomers asking "what is your biggest weakness".

2. If someone asks "what is your biggest weakness" in an interview, tell them to eat a bag of dicks. You don't want to work there.

3. Work experience matter much more than an expensive tuition where you pay $30k/year to learn ceramics as electives. Go for the cheap schools and get out debt free - don't be an idiot like me and take out loans for a fancy school. Or even better, go to a bootcamp and build up your work portfolio/experience - big opportunities will come if you're good.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

TC400

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  • That's because the best people from Stanford/Harvard have better options than Uber, and the worst people from public/state schools would never get into Uber. So if you condition on being at your company, you expect elite grads to be about as competent as non-elite grads. But across the entire sample space, elite grads are better.

    Source: I took a statistics class at an elite school :)
    Dec 30, 2020 7
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    jdk18

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    jdk18
    Of course you didn’t notice any Stanford or Harvard grads at Uber.
    Dec 30, 2020 0
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    NateFAANG

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    NateFAANG
    Your grammar hurts
    Dec 30, 2020 3
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      indianfung

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      indianfung
      It’s fine dude, what are you expecting from a chill platform like Blind?
      Dec 30, 2020
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      Alpha_7

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      Alpha_7
      Better grammar?
      Dec 30, 2020
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    QR ™️

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    need to know your TC before reading your post

    Edit: he added it
    Dec 30, 2020 2
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    doood

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    doood
    I don't care about what college you graduated either, but you didn't notice a slightest of difference between stanford/Harvard from state college graduates?
    Dec 30, 2020 2
    • Exactly. I do find difference between those folks.. Having said that I have seen exceptional candidates from public schools.. The quality from Stanford etc is high compared to the other universities.. Exceptions always exists.
      Dec 30, 2020
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      Tisl24

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      Tisl24
      OP went to state school hence the hate
      Dec 31, 2020