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Ask the Guru a question.Getting a Job
Do future employers look at the college you attended and base hiring you on where you went? For example, how would attending a prestigious school compare with attending my state university in terms of getting a job?
For your first job, employers will look at where you went to school. After that first job, they’re not going to care as much, so long as you’ve got strong work experience and great references and you have good interpersonal skills.
While employers will sometimes choose applicants who attended a prestigious college over those who attended less prestigious ones, this is only the case if the student at the prestigious school actually did well at that school. For example, if the student at the state school graduated at the top of his or her class and the student from a “higher ranked” school graduated with a C average, the state school student is more likely to get the job.
There’s another caveat. Attending a state school can really help you if you want to get a job in that state. Many employers will be alumni of that school, and this can count for quite a bit when you’re interviewing and trying to get a job. After all, employers like applicants with whom they have something in common, so attending the same college is as good a place as any to start. Good luck!