Subj : Re: Academic grades should be USELESS
To   : comp.programming
From : Charles Richmond
Date : Mon Jul 25 2005 04:07 am

James wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I don't know why these software companies put a lot of stress on the
> academic grades. The academic grades have nothing to do with the
> technical know-how of a person. I have a just an average academic
> grades and because of this I was not able to sit in the interviews of
> most of the companies, which visited my university, inspite of the fact
> that my technical know-how is the among the best in the
> university.What's more the toppers of my class who doesn't even know
> the fundamentals of programming, were eligible to sit in the company
> interviews.
> 
That's because companies do *not* want the person who can best do the
job. Companies want people who will conform, give up their individuality,
and be willing to slavishly work long hours.

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