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Employers keep telling me my college isn't good enough - is there any way to fix this?
How do I prevent recruiters from “ghosting” on me?
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I'm a recent grad. I've been interviewing with companies and a lot of the ones I've really wanted to work with have turned me down after 1-2 interviews saying they're looking for someone from a more well-regarded university. I've tried explaining that I took very similar course material to Ivy League listings for the same major, but that hasn't convinced anyone, and I already have class + personal projects to talk about. How should I go about addressing this?
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I'm a recent grad. I've been interviewing with companies and a lot of the ones I've really wanted to work with have turned me down after 1-2 interviews saying they're looking for someone from a more well-regarded university. I've tried explaining that I took very similar course material to Ivy League listings for the same major, but that hasn't convinced anyone, and I already have class + personal projects to talk about. How should I go about addressing this?
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Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
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I'm a recent grad. I've been interviewing with companies and a lot of the ones I've really wanted to work with have turned me down after 1-2 interviews saying they're looking for someone from a more well-regarded university. I've tried explaining that I took very similar course material to Ivy League listings for the same major, but that hasn't convinced anyone, and I already have class + personal projects to talk about. How should I go about addressing this?
interviewing school
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I'm a recent grad. I've been interviewing with companies and a lot of the ones I've really wanted to work with have turned me down after 1-2 interviews saying they're looking for someone from a more well-regarded university. I've tried explaining that I took very similar course material to Ivy League listings for the same major, but that hasn't convinced anyone, and I already have class + personal projects to talk about. How should I go about addressing this?
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Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
– AffableAmbler
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Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
– AffableAmbler
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Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
– AffableAmbler
24 mins ago
Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
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You cannot.
If your college is a barrier that is not something you can change their mind over.
Having said that, that may not actually be the real reason, as was hinted by a comment.
You should approach every interview with confidence in your qualifications. No employer (or at least one you'd want to work for) would pass on an excellent candidate because of the college they graduated from.
If you are getting heaps of useless interviews, you may want to consider making it more obvious about what college you graduated from. If you are not getting many chance, you may want to consider downplaying it in your resume, and hoping you can impress them before their preconceived notions kick in.
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You cannot.
If your college is a barrier that is not something you can change their mind over.
Having said that, that may not actually be the real reason, as was hinted by a comment.
You should approach every interview with confidence in your qualifications. No employer (or at least one you'd want to work for) would pass on an excellent candidate because of the college they graduated from.
If you are getting heaps of useless interviews, you may want to consider making it more obvious about what college you graduated from. If you are not getting many chance, you may want to consider downplaying it in your resume, and hoping you can impress them before their preconceived notions kick in.
answered 20 mins ago
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You cannot.
If your college is a barrier that is not something you can change their mind over.
Having said that, that may not actually be the real reason, as was hinted by a comment.
You should approach every interview with confidence in your qualifications. No employer (or at least one you'd want to work for) would pass on an excellent candidate because of the college they graduated from.
If you are getting heaps of useless interviews, you may want to consider making it more obvious about what college you graduated from. If you are not getting many chance, you may want to consider downplaying it in your resume, and hoping you can impress them before their preconceived notions kick in.
answered 20 mins ago
Gregory CurrieGregory Currie
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You cannot.
If your college is a barrier that is not something you can change their mind over.
Having said that, that may not actually be the real reason, as was hinted by a comment.
You should approach every interview with confidence in your qualifications. No employer (or at least one you'd want to work for) would pass on an excellent candidate because of the college they graduated from.
If you are getting heaps of useless interviews, you may want to consider making it more obvious about what college you graduated from. If you are not getting many chance, you may want to consider downplaying it in your resume, and hoping you can impress them before their preconceived notions kick in.
answered 20 mins ago
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You cannot.
If your college is a barrier that is not something you can change their mind over.
Having said that, that may not actually be the real reason, as was hinted by a comment.
You should approach every interview with confidence in your qualifications. No employer (or at least one you'd want to work for) would pass on an excellent candidate because of the college they graduated from.
If you are getting heaps of useless interviews, you may want to consider making it more obvious about what college you graduated from. If you are not getting many chance, you may want to consider downplaying it in your resume, and hoping you can impress them before their preconceived notions kick in.
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Strange that they would go to the trouble of calling you in for an interview only to reject you for something they could’ve learned just by glancing at your resume. Is that the only reason they gave?
– AffableAmbler
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