Wednesday, September 15, 2010

WSJ Employer Rankings

WSJ did a report on schools employers are most happy with their employees. Nearly all are from top public universities.

Recruiters say graduates of top public universities are often among the most prepared and well-rounded academically, and companies have found they fit well into their corporate cultures and over time have the best track record in their firms.


Wait...so employers don't like entitled Ivy League and Liberal Arts snobs who think they're too good for their entry level jobs? The nerve of them.

2 comments:

andy v said...

I think this is probably off. You're dealing with schools that have 50,000 people. That's all of the Ivy League combined.

Greg said...

clearly the size has something to do with it, but if the recruiters are finding it more efficient to recruit from big schools, i think it's saying something about the perceived "quality" of the ivy league vs. bigger schools. but it is also saying something about the fields people go into - i didn't see a lot of kids from pomona itching to go work at GE - they were more interested in ibanking, consulting, entertainment, and these type of fields where they get to be in a cool city and have a certain lifestyle choice. i imagine some similar choices are made from ivy and other top tier private schools.