[mchannon]

We don't want to act on our feelings without corroborating evidence.

I'd find the results interesting, regardless of how slipshod the methodology was. Nonetheless, I'd hope you're wondering this in the name of research and not in the hopes of landing that job through your deception.

I believe you're overlooking the elephant in the room: 15 years' experience in anything. Banks don't want to hire people with that much experience because they're ageist. Most feel (rightly or wrongly) that fresh college graduates will tolerate miserable hours and working conditions and turn out comparable code.

Perhaps a 2-dimensional analysis where you impersonate people with 3 years' experience (in credit unions or in big banks) and a graduation date immediately prior. I believe you'll soon discover it's not about where the experience is, but how much the experience is.

Now THAT would be a study worth reading.