UCLA employment statistics (specifically engineering)?

jas0n
Mon, 30 May 2011 00:23:19 +0000

Hootenany:

As UCLA Band Mom stated, employers hire People. When a employer is filtering through resumes, they do not automatically choose those from UCB/UCLA with high GPAs. Instead, they make sure the GPA is above a decent level, maybe 3.0, and looks at the courses taken and experience gained through projects and research experience. For example, if I am hiring someone to work on radio networking, they will look for someone who has experience with wireless routers, radios for the army, or bluetooth devices. If any of those keywords pop up, I will surely phone screen the person whom submitted the resume.

UCLA Band Mom and Hootenany:

All big companies that search for talent will surely fly to both UCLA or UCB to recruit for positions.This is where the reputation of the school starts affecting a student’s ability to seek employment. However, this does not say that a UC Riverside student won’t be better than a UCLA student. As for small companies, local recruitment is the trend.