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by chrisseaton 2909 days ago
> he preferred to hire people out of college whom had lower GPAs around 3.0 then perfect students because he thought these folks made for better team members and well rounded employees. Simply put he wanted to hire people who perused side passions and had a social life.

But these things are not exclusive - you can't look at someone's impressive academic achievements and assume they don't have a social life or hobbies.