Prestige is overrated?

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TC=Peanut

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TC=Peanut
Sep 26, 2021 14 Comments

I am trying to consider future opportunities while choosing an internship.

I am going to use DoorDash and Facebook in this example.

I just don't understand this whole prestige thing?

Do recruiters really look at a CV, see "DoorDash" then just throw it in the garbage because they previously saw an applicant with "Facebook"? Who are these recruiters and why are they garbage at their jobs?

I thought recruiters were paid to get people hired, which means knowing the hiring bar of each company and keeping up with TC.

I don't understand why DoorDash which pays New Grads more and has a somewhat comparable hiring bar is seen as "less prestigious" than Facebook (for New Grads)?

It's as hard to get in and you make more money? You probably have more responsibilities since it's a "smaller" company so you also learn more.

I felt like the point of "prestige" is to get your CV noticed and that's it. If both companies would get your CV noticed then why not just take the one that pays more? Once you are in the interview process it doesn't matter anymore, no?

I'm still only in the internship stages of things so I might've missed something relevant, please let me know in the comments.

Note that I am talking about more "entry level" positions / New Grad.

EDIT: I am not considering a Facebook offer, this is just hypothetical

#tech #software #prestige #newgrad #newgradsalary

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  • New
    YVJR54

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    YVJR54
    Both will get you noticed as compared to someone with a no name tech company on their CV.

    Practically speaking both are probably similar in terms of exposure and responsibility.

    But Facebook has brand recognition. Forget โ€œprestigeโ€. You use the brand recognition to open doors for you. Especially early in your career

    That said since you are early you have plenty of time to figure out what you wanna do. Start at door dash and then get into fb if you want. Or donโ€™t. You have so much time to figure it out. Go with your gut

    If I was in your shoes I would take the FB role (even if Iโ€™m sacrificing some TC up front)
    Sep 26, 2021 4
    • New
      YVJR54

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      YVJR54
      Eh idk. Thereโ€™s prestige in the ego stroking โ€œI am amazing bc I work hereโ€ way.

      And then there is the practical reality that the brand recognition (or prestige of a company) will open doors for you.
      Sep 26, 2021
    • New
      TC=Peanut

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      TC=Peanut
      OP
      Which company would close their doors (for the interview) because you worked at doordash instead of facebook? That's the thing that is confusing to me
      Sep 26, 2021
  • Disney
    tc260k

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    tc260k
    I obviously don't know the background of people on Blind, but everyone I run into in real life that talks about prestige comes from the same nation. That nation has a caste system. Maybe that's not a coincidence. Or maybe it is because I have a sample set of about 20.
    Sep 26, 2021 0
  • Facebook
    Ares ๐Ÿฆ

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    Ares ๐Ÿฆ
    Prestige isnโ€™t just about future job opportunities. To the layperson a Facebook or Google has much wider name recognition (although admittedly FB rep is in the toilet in many ways). Also food delivery is a fundamentally unsexy business.
    Sep 26, 2021 3
    • Facebook
      Ares ๐Ÿฆ

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      Ares ๐Ÿฆ
      Definitely valid to not care about those things. I turned down โ€œprestigiousโ€ alternatives (big tech, finance) to join a no-name startup as a new grad. But youโ€™re asking about prestige so Iโ€™m commenting on it
      Sep 26, 2021
    • New
      TC=Peanut

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      TC=Peanut
      OP
      I appreciate your response, I didn't mean to be offensive. I was genuinely wondering whether there was a reason I was missing.
      Sep 26, 2021
  • Cisco
    pork-jerky

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    pork-jerky
    Replace Doordash/Facebook with Iowa State/Stanford. Brand names matter, someone reputablr already did the screening for you.
    Sep 26, 2021 0
  • Prestige is only useful for shit posting on blind
    Sep 26, 2021 0