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by y4mi 3792 days ago
i'm from germany and never visited a good university ( so its entirely possible that none of this happens to graduates from mit, i dont know), but i'm pretty this is what he meant.

i applied for several different companies for a pretty low position around 3 years ago. one of the companies was MAN and I had to pass a) an online test for preselection, b) a written exam on premises and finally b) an interview.

i fucked up in the interview, but they still mentioned that they would need at least a second interview, probably two, before seriously considering me for this position.

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European companies are a while other thing though. In most big EU corporations you get hired for position, not skill. The position is ranked relative to all other positions and your rank is determined through your school/education.

Case in point, it's very difficult to get hired to a German or Swiss company with a US engineering degree, regardless of the universities standing. I had to go through that myself, it's ridiculous.