| Hola, Sorry to hear about the rejection. If fb/google/goldman sachs/blackstone/kkr hires a stanford mba, instead of you, it has nothing to do with you being a latino. It has everything to do with the fact that you are not a harvard/stanford MBA. If you were a harvard/stanford latino mba, they would have hired you. Tech/VC/HB/PE/IB elite companies look for elite credentials. That's how the American system works: lack of 'culture fit'. What is 'culture fit'? You can answer it negatively. 1. You don't have an elite mba (harvard/stanford)
2. You don't have an elite undergard (hyp, s, etc)
3. You don't have an elite job pedigree (you haven't worked for McKinsey, BCG, GS, etc)
4. You don't have elite genes (you are not a kid of a billionaire/senator/president/dictator of Pakistan/etc)
5. you are not a wealthy white (you are not a Rockefeller) You can add many more to the list. There was a time Stanford MBAs wanted to work for PE firms like Blackstone, KKR, etc. Now Facebook product mgmt roles attracting/recruting Stanford MBA's tells a story about how the valley has changed over the time: more routes are closed for ordinary mortals, esp if you don't want to be a programmer. |
Guess the Diversity applies as long as you come from a few key schools & employers. It is as it always has been.