<p>You’re gonna get the same answers for the PhD, 4.0, and prestige question because it’s the same question and people answer it the same ignorant way. Goldman Sachs and Google hire people with some of the above (among other) credentials. If a firm isn’t prestigious enough to retain those people, they aren’t going to be trying to hire them. </p>
<p>McDonald’s isn’t looking for master chefs to cook their hamburgers. Your Dad isn’t looking for a tractor to cut his grass.</p>
<p>I think every average person has some experience with someone who had one really great credential but some personal flaw or a lack of other complementary credentials. What good is a Ferrari without wheels? If you’re average and work for an average firm, chances are someone working with you who went to MIT wasn’t the greatest MIT grad who ever lived and you probably shouldn’t conclude that he represents all MIT grads.</p>
<p>No offense to McDonalds, your Dad lawn.</p>