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2 Oct 2024 Conversations with Tyler Kyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social Media
“I look back, and I loved my professors there. But it’s interesting because when I graduated, I went out to work for Capital Group in Los Angeles, and the only way that I got in was through a blind résumé.”
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- Kyla Scanlon
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- 2 Oct 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Too expensive, but you could have? Yes, I had really good grades in high school. I took all the AP classes, but what was really nice about Western is, I had a full ride, and I got paid to go there. Then I ran cross country and track and field for the school. There are just a lot of options there. I look back, and I loved my professors there. But it’s interesting because when I graduated, I went out to work for Capital Group in Los Angeles, and the only way that I got in was through a blind résumé. The Ivy League does matter for a lot of the big finance jobs. So, it was a really, really good experience, but it’s funny, the credentialism — just navigating that when you don’t have it. Do you think you’re better off for having gone to Western Kentucky?…
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