| Who do you survey in Fortune 500 companies? CEOs? HR Managers? In-line regional managers? I'm just wondering what survey would give the broadest, well represented opinion that eliminates biases.
Speaking of biases, I happen to have my copy of Fortune 500 for 2008 right here:
Headquarters by State:
1. Texas 58
2. New York 55
3. California 52
4. Illinois 33
5. Ohio 28
6. Pennsylvania 25
7. New Jersey 23
8. Michigan 22
9. Minnesota 19
10. Virginia 19
...
33. Oregon 2
34. Rhode Island 2
35. Alabama 1
36. Delaware 1
37. Iowa 1
38. Maine 1
39. South Carolina 1
40. Utah 1
Most managers will be familiar with their alma mater and a few grads they've worked with.
Let me think...in my working experience I've worked closely with/reported to grads from:
Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Rice, Colorado, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly SLO, Rose Hulman, WUSTL, UCLA, USC, Berkeley, Stanford and a high school graduate...I couldn't begin to tell you how to rate their alma maters based on my experience...all had their strengths and weaknesses (mostly due to character/habits vs. smarts).
The high school graduate was one of the wittiest/hardest working guys I've met and has very savvy business sense...He's done very well for himself...college can be an overrated experience. |