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faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 week agoHonestly, this is why I’m always peeved when I hear parents telling their kids that school isn’t a social club. I followed that advice, only to find out that the real world cares more about networking than test scores. Whoops.
Alteon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
In a non-STEM field, sure.
Windex007@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You would be shocked by the homogeneousness of even employers who are hiring STEM. Tribalism is real. They just chalk up the je ne sais qois to “fit”… But you take a step back and suddenly…
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Even in STEM. Who gets the Blue Origin job, the person with a 4.0 and zero references, or the person with a 3.5 that partied with Bezos in college?