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0 pointsesoterica3y ago0 comments

The goal is to hire efficiently, not hire every single qualified candidate. If 10% of MIT graduates are qualified but only 1% of graduates from a no-name school are qualified, why spend 10x the effort to try to recruit from the latter?

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mrweasel3y ago

Given that they may only hire a handful of interns each year, then that actually makes sense.

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0 pointsesoterica3y ago0 comments

The goal is to hire efficiently, not hire every single qualified candidate. If 10% of MIT graduates are qualified but only 1% of graduates from a no-name school are qualified, why spend 10x the effort to try to recruit from the latter?

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mrweasel3y ago

Given that they may only hire a handful of interns each year, then that actually makes sense.

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