RBG81,
Yeah, I don’t doubt it. Just going to an Ivy League college will not solve all your problems. However, to give a contrarian point of view, I bet the only reason that guy keeps getting jobs is because of his degree. That guy, with any other degree, would not be able to land decent jobs or hold them.
Again, I know this sounds horribly unfair. But life is a bitch and a horribly unfair one at that
In his case, he wasn’t necessarily incompetent, but gave off a vibe like he expected what he was doing to fail. Actually, it did fail, but for reasons that weren’t his fault. Maybe he just saw it coming, but he gave off an aura of doom—its hard to explain. He did mention a few times that he regularly networked with fellow Princeton alums looking for jobs. My own observation is that success is dependent more on your performance than on your pedigree. Of course, I am not an Ivy Leaguer and don’t run in those circles—so what do I know?