One of my previous bosses (at a large tech company) moved over to the US and was asked to hire 9-10 people in a quarter.
Everyone said it was impossible.
She went to LinkedIn, found people with the right skills (strong data and ability to communicate), and had a massive fight with HR because none of the candidates came from "top" schools.
She won the argument, and all of the hired candidates did a great job.
People (especially US people for some reason) seem overly obsessed with the university someone attended, when it doesn't seem to be that predictive of workplace success.
Everyone said it was impossible.
She went to LinkedIn, found people with the right skills (strong data and ability to communicate), and had a massive fight with HR because none of the candidates came from "top" schools.
She won the argument, and all of the hired candidates did a great job.
People (especially US people for some reason) seem overly obsessed with the university someone attended, when it doesn't seem to be that predictive of workplace success.