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Originally Posted by oldandslow
Rob:
The academics is a big deal. The big 10 has a far better rep (and I hold a Ph.D from Oklahoma). Two grads - 1 from big 12 and 1 from big 10 - all things being equal I would hire the one from the Big 10. The Oklahoma's of the world don't hold a candle to the N'Westerns or Ohio's.
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Terry, when are things ever, truly, "all things being equal?" Seriously? Northwestern, yeah...okay. Otherswise not a huge difference.
That's my point...
If we are talking about top 2-3% types in highly competitive market situations, you have a point. In 98% of the cases, most employers are swayed by
other factors farther down the list--experience, interviews, recommendations and references, networking, and other factors...not to mention intangibles; at least when we are talking roughly comparable levels of schools.
There are two places where dick measuring of this type is important: reputations among ratings organizations and the "elite," and in academic conversations that are not too relevant in the real world to about 98% of the population (yeah, I know that means some research money--though having famous alumni and donors can trump that.)