And yet another college ranking system- LinkedIn joins the ranks

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<p><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/edu/rankings/us"&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/edu/rankings/us&lt;/a> They are ranking schools based on the proportion of graduates who get "desirable" jobs. Interesting term...</p>

<p>So, using their example with Software engineers,
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First, we identified the top companies where software developers are choosing to work.
Next, we found people on LinkedIn who work as software developers and saw where they went to school.
Finally, for each school, we found the percentage of these alumni who've landed software development jobs at these top companies, then compared the percentages to come up with the list.

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<p>Here's Huff posts''s comment: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/linkedin-college-rankings_n_5920788.html"&gt;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/linkedin-college-rankings_n_5920788.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Using a complex algorithm, LinkedIn determined which companies were most desirable by analyzing its members’ career choices. If a member leaves one company in a particular profession to work at another company, the second company is assumed by LinkedIn to be more desirable. So is a company that does the best job of keeping its employees from leaving.</p>

<p>Since members also list their alma maters, LinkedIn can calculate the proportion of graduates from a given university who work at what it has determined are the most desirable companies in their fields.</p>

<p>“These are really the best schools at launching graduates into not just any jobs, but desirable jobs,” said Itamar Orgad, who heads up the project. And while LinkedIn does not track members’ pay, he said, “You can assume that this correlates to things like salaries and not just being a better professional, but how to have a better life. We know we’re literally the only destination that has this information.</p>

<p>Universities and colleges may not be quite so excited about these newest rankings, especially as debate rages about whether the purpose of a higher education is exclusively vocational. ”</p>

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<p>Thread already exists. Merge?</p>

<p><a href=“LinkedIn's College Rankings (Based on Career Outcomes) - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1691151-linkedins-college-rankings-based-on-career-outcomes.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Different forum… I wouldnt and obviously didnt see it there.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Jym. This really interests me. And it’s all news to me. Going to be checking it out.</p>

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<p>This looks very interesting. I am definitely going to look into this as well and make sure D sees it too - may be a good way to identify good companies that may have helpful alumni contacts. </p>