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How do you keep your agency in the age of A.I.? Listen in to find out! For the 50th episode of Creativity Squared, we have Sam Jordan, a futurist on a mission to spread “plausible optimism.” As a Manager at Future Today Institute, she helps clients navigate and plan for unpredictable futures with certainty. Sam also wrote on computing, the metaverse, space, and A.I. in the 2024 Emerging Tech Trend Report, released annually by the company's renowned founder and CEO Amy Webb at her equally famous SXSW keynote. With a background in economics and data science and a passion for sci-fi, Sam found her dream job in strategic foresight, writing evidence-based sci-fi to inform real-world strategies. Previously, she was the CEO and co-founder of TrovBase, a secure data discovery platform, and before that, she worked at IBM modernizing IT systems. Sam holds a Bachelors degree in Economics and Data Analysis from George Mason University and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business, where she met Amy Webb. As a huge fan of the Future Today Institute and Amy's SXSW keynotes, I couldn't be more excited to have Sam on the show to give us a glimpse into the future and share practical insights on building resilience in this time of massive transition. In this episode, you'll hear Sam's insights on the convergence of A.I., biotech, and connected ecosystems, creating a "supercycle" unlike any general-purpose technology that we've seen before. We discuss the consolidation of power in tech, the importance of resilience, and the need for experimentation during this transitionary period. We also dive into fascinating trends like using human brain cells to power chips, universal basic income to address the social safety net, and the importance of human purpose and meaning during this seismic change. Sam also shares her favorite sci-fi influences and emphasizes the power of storytelling and scenario planning to shape the future. EPISODE SHOW NOTES: *COMING SOON* JOIN CREATIVITY SQUARED Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: https://creativitysquared.com/newsletter  Become a premium member: https://creativitysquared.com/supporters  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://creativitysquared.com Subscribe for more videos: https://youtube.com/@creativity_squared/?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT with C^2 https://instagram.com/creativitysquaredpodcast https://facebook.com/CreativitySquaredPodcast https://giphy.com/channel/CreativitySquared https://tumblr.com/blog/creativitysquared https://tiktok.com/@creativitysquaredpodcast #CreativitySquared CONNECT with Helen Todd, the human behind C^2 https://instagram.com/helenstravels https://twitter.com/helenstravels https://linkedin.com/in/helentodd https://pinterest.com/helentodd Creativity Squared explores how creatives are collaborating with artificial intelligence in your inbox, on YouTube, and on your preferred podcast platform.  Because it's important to support artists, 10% of all revenue Creativity Squared generates will go to ArtsWave, a nationally recognized non-profit that supports over 100 arts organizations. This show is produced and made possible by the team at PLAY Audio Agency: https://playaudioagency.com. Creativity Squared is brought to you by Sociality Squared, a social media agency who understands the magic of bringing people together around what they value and love: http://socialitysquared.com.  #AIandCreativity #EmergingTech #FuturePlanning #StrategicForesight #FutureTech #AIInsights #FutureVision #DataScience #FutureOfWork #InspiringFutures #Metaverse #AI #Creativity #DigitalCreativity #TechInnovation #ImmersiveTech #DigitalCulture #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligenceAI #ArtificialIntelligenceNow #ArtificialIntelligenceTechnology #AIPodcast #MachineLearning #FutureTechnology #DeepLearning #TheFutureIsNow

Making Fun of MacGyver's Sam Jordan & Jeffrey Hess join me to summarize the show's camp, real-life science, the unusual villains, some memorable moments and even share their hysterical music videos of the show they've created!   Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcqlYNtp04IMKeQc3vg4q1A                         MAIN LINKS:  LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast⁠ Facebook Page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/⁠ Facebook Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2452329545040913⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/JackedUpReview ⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/ ⁠ Blind Knowledge Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.blindknowledge.com/⁠       SHOW LINKS: YouTube: ⁠https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIyMawFPgvOpOUhKcQo4eQQ⁠   iHeartRadio: ⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-jacked-up-review-show-59422651/⁠   Podbean: ⁠https://jackedupreviewshow.podbean.com⁠   Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7Eg8w0DNympD6SQXSj1X3M⁠   Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast/id1494236218⁠   RadioPublic: ⁠https://radiopublic.com/the-jacked-up-review-show-We4VjE⁠   Overcast: ⁠https://overcast.fm/itunes1494236218/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast⁠   Google Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hNDYyOTdjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz⁠   Anchor:  ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/a46297c/podcast/rss⁠   PocketCasts: ⁠https://pca.st/0ncd5qp4⁠   CastBox:  ⁠https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Jacked-Up-Review-Show-Podcast-id2591222⁠   Discord:  ⁠https://discord.com/channels/796154005914779678/796154006358851586⁠         #MovieReview #FilmTwitter #PodFamily #PodcastersOfInstagram #Movies #Film #Cinema #Music #Reviews #Retrospect #Podcasts #MutantFam #MutantFamily #actionmystery #bmovies #scifihorror #truecrime #historydramas #warmovies #podcastcollabs #hottakes #edgy #cultmovies #nsfw #HorrorFam #badass                   

On this special episode of the Somewhat Frank Podcast, Frank Gruber (@FrankGruber), John Guidos (@JohnGuidos), and Jen Consalvo (@Noreaster) were live with special guest Sam Jordan from the Established House at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Sam is the Head of Computing and Technology at the Future Today Institute (https://www.linkedin.com/in/samcjordan/).    The crew discussed all of the trends that they encountered during the week and SXSW, including the groundbreaking work of Colossal Biosciences and their audacious project to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction. CEO Ben Lamm, alongside actor Seth Green, shared their vision to combat extinction and reshape our future. Discover how this Dallas-based startup is turning elephant cells into mammoth-like embryos, marking a pivotal step in de-extinction technology. Read more about their efforts on NPR.   Frank, Jen, John, and Sam also spotted a shift in travel patterns at SXSW, reflecting broader societal changes. With more weekend travelers and a split in attendance, they explored what this means against the backdrop of Americans socializing less, driven by pessimism, technology, and a surge in loneliness.   They also shined a spotlight on the remarkable achievements of women, including a powerful SXSW panel featuring Megan Markle, Katie Couric, and others discussing the challenges women face in media.   The gang also discussed the legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, which raises critical questions about the future of AI and its impact on humanity.   Lastly, they concluded with a fascinating discussion on a simple test that could predict your longevity. Can standing on one leg for 10 seconds reveal the secrets to a longer, healthier life?    As always, thank you for listening and feel free to reach out and let us know what you think at: somewhatfrank@est.us   Get updates like this in your inbox before they hit the web by subscribing to the newsletter here: https://frankgruber.me/newsletter/ 

Regular host Hannah is joined by CTSA Board Members Reuben Watt & Sam Jordan to discuss the ups and downs of Crawley Town's season since the takeover by Wagmi United in April 2022. You can catch live updates on Twitter: @therealefl1.

Are you struggling in your life? Are you relying on yourself to fight principalities and powers? Are you living free of negative influences? Tonight on our previously recorded service, Pastor Gregory, Pastor Allison, and our very own Sam Jordan from the Covenant Worship Team share the importance of being aware of the tricks and games the enemy uses against us. We need to be ready and willing to crush the head of the enemy and walk out our lives as children of God. We have the authority of Christ, so we need to start living like it.If you're a new friend, click on this link to fill out a new friend card online!https://oneconnection.org/new-friendsCheck out our new Covenant Merch at https://https://www.oneconnection.org/shopMake sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram, @covenantchurch2.Subscribe to our YouTube Channel here: https://rebrand.ly/fcw9jxaDownload our Covenant Church App here:Apple Devices: https://rebrand.ly/s3nb5hqAndroid Devices: https://rebrand.ly/7w1r1txGive Online: https://covenantchurchdouglas.churchcenter.com/giving

We are back for a brand new season! Chris Stott is joined by Sam Jordan and Tom Whitehead to discuss... Haaland's impressive start Fulham taking Liverpool by surprise The Ten Haag era getting off to a slow start Transfer needs Most impressive and disappointing opening performances

It's been a season of high drama and the stage is set for one final rounds of twists and turns! With so much still up for grabs, Chris Stott is joined by Sam Jordan who reflects on a memorable Goodison night as Everton secured Premier League football for next season with a stunning comeback against Crystal Palace... So in the final podcast of the regular season, we discuss... After a titanic battle, who will lift the title? City or Liverpool? After Everton clinched survival, who will be the final team consigned to relegation, Leeds or Burnley? Who will seal their place in the Champions League? Spurs or Arsenal? And don't forget the battle to claim the final Europa League spot between Manchester United and West Ham! 8 of the 10 matches have something riding on them, and we can't wait to see what happens!

This week's host Sam Jordan is joined by Chris Stott to react to the news that Erik Ten Haag will be the new manager of Manchester United. The pair discuss the reasons why he proved to be the first choice over Pochettino and asses the challenges the Dutchman faces at Old Trafford. They also look at the latest twists in the title and relegation saga's while also reflecting on the incredible turnaround at Newcastle United.

Vera speaks with Sam Jordan, a suicide attempt survivor, as a guest on the Do You Podcast today to talk about suicide ideation. Suicide is a feeling of having vague thoughts about ending your life or believing that others would be better off without you. Suppressing one's emotions, whether it's anger, sadness, grief, or frustration, can lead to mental and physical stress to someone. According to Sam, self-harm appeals to those aged 11 to 13. Since some people do not want to talk about their thoughts or express their emotions in front of others. She states that the source of her suicidal ideas was a need for attention, and she learned that as individuals grow older and mature, they will be able to handle their thoughts and feelings differently. --- Follow Vera on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vera.stepina Instagram: @vera_stepina Visit us at: https://www.slimgymtransformation.com

Stotty and Sam Jordan are behind the mics this week as we mix the Premier League with the FA Cup over the next few days! The lads discuss... - The latest twist in the title race as City slip up at Palace - Massive wins for Leeds and Watford as Everton edge closer to the bottom 3 - And the FA Cup quarter finals with the back drop of a questionable request from Chelsea! Hear more in our latest episode of Prem Talk!

It's a bumper episode for you this week! Sam Jordan, Chris Stott and Tom Whitehead are on duty as we assess the possible impact of Russian sanctions on Chelsea and Everton, with the former being put up for sale after 20 years of Abramovich ownership. The guys also discuss the departure of Bielsa from Leeds United as Jesse Marsch attempts to fill his sizeable shoes. And with plenty to review, we look at the state of the title race, top four chase and relegation scrap.

In this episode, Sam Jordan is joined by Chris Stott to analyse the manager situation at Old Trafford following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The guys assess the job done by Ole and the candidates for the role both on a short and long term basis. It's also a double game week with some big games ahead particularly at the bottom, whilst there is also the latest installment of the Merseyside Derby.

Chris Coughlin and Sam Jordan discuss... - The international break - Dean Smith's arrival at Norwich City - The battle at the top of the Premier League

In the lastest Prem Talk, Chris Coughlin and Sam Jordan review Gameweek Three including a harsh red card for Reece James, Nuno's 100% start at Tottenham and Ronaldo's return to Old Trafford plus a preview of England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers

It's nearly upon us... England's first major final since 1966! And it would have been rude of us not to preview it! Chris Stott and Sam Jordan discuss the Three Lions' performance throughout the Euros on and off the pitch, assess the opposition who themselves have had a brilliant tournament, and give that all important verdict for Sunday's final.

Matchday FM brings you episode nine of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss the results of Dereck Chisora vs Joseph Parker, Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas and the rest of the undercard. They then chat about the Super Middleweight unification fight between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders and Liam Smith's controversial loss in Russia.

Joe Richardson, Sam Jordan and Chris Stott give their thoughts on the protest by Manchester United fans against the Glazer ownership, lazy punditry and Manchester City booking themselves a place in their first Champions League final.

Matchday FM brings you episode eight of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss Dereck Chisora vs Joseph Parker, Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas and the rest of the undercard. They also discuss Moruti Mthalane vs Sunny Edwards, Mick Conlan and the return of Andy Ruiz Jr.

Matchday FM brings you episode seven of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss Carl Frampton's loss to Jamel Herring, his retirement from boxing and last weekend's Uzbekistan card. All of that before previewing Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas, Shannon Courtenay vs Ebanie Bridges, Joe Smith Jr vs Maxim Vlasov and Jaron Ennis vs Sergey Lipinets.

Matchday FM brings you episode six of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss the Rumble on the Rock card before previewing Carl Frampton's attempt to become Ireland's first ever three-weight World Champion in his fight against Jamel Herring. All of that before the duo discuss this weekend's Uzbekistan card to wrap things up.

In this episode I sit down with my football family Sam Jordan and Shaq Powell and we shoot the breeze before our game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edward-j-hazelett/support

Matchday FM brings you episode five of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss Lawrence Okolie's WBO Cruiserweight title win against Krzysztof Glowacki and the undercard. The duo then preview the Rumble on the Rock – the hugely anticipated Heavyweight rematch between Alexander Povetkin and Dillian Whyte and its undercard.

Matchday FM brings you episode four of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss the newly announced Dereck Chisora vs Joseph Parker card, before previewing Lawrence Okolie's WBO Cruiserweight title fight against Krzysztof Glowacki and its undercard. The duo then chat about the Fight of the Year contender between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito' Gonzalez, before touching on the venue announcement for Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders and the untimely passing of boxing legend Marvin Hagler.

In this episode , Andy and Trish Ora unpack the current events with radio personality, Sam Jordan. As they explore the lifestyle of someone who's been in the biz for quite some time, they get a sneak peak at some behind the scene elements of media.

Matchday FM brings you episode three of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss the fallout from Josh Kelly's defeat to David Avanesyan and the undercard. They then preview Canelo's World Super Middleweight title defence against Avni Yildirim, before also looking ahead to Heavyweight Joseph Parker's return to the ring and Tommy Fury's next professional fight. All of that before the duo each pick a fight they would like to see and a fight they would like to have seen.

Chris Stott and Sam Jordan look ahead to the Merseyside Derby with both sides going into the game off the back of 2 straight league defeats. The lads also give their thoughts on the relegation battle.

Matchday FM brings you episode two of The Ringcraft Podcast! Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan discuss Josh Warrington's shock defeat to Mauricio Lara and the Zelfa Barrett vs Kiko Martinez scorecards. They then preview Josh Kelly's big fight against David Avanesyan and the undercard, before also looking ahead to Miguel Berchelt's WBC Super Featherweight title defence against Oscar Valdez. All of that before the duo each pick a fight they would like to see and a fight they would like to have seen.

Matchday FM brings you its new boxing-themed show - The Ringcraft Podcast! Join Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan for the first episode where they preview Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara, discuss trainer Mark Breland's explosive first interview since his split from Deontay Wilder and chat potential venues for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua. All of that before the duo each pick a fight they would like to see and a fight they would like to have seen.

More Premier League action to dissect for the team of Joe Richardson, Sam Jordan and Balve Bains. We get their thoughts on transfer deadline day and the window for clubs so far as well as look at the managers under pressure and who could be the next one sacked! There's also time for the infamous score predictions.

Sam Jordan previews the FA Cup fourth round with Kieran Makin and Tom Whitehead as the trio analyse Chorley vs Wolves, Manchester United vs Liverpool, Sheffield United vs Plymouth Argyle, Everton vs Sheffield Wednesday and Bournemouth vs Crawley Town, before giving their predictions for the rest of the ties.

The Premier League returns after a break for the FA Cup with six midweek matches affecting both the top and bottom of the table. Joe Richardson and Sam Jordan discuss Tottenham's rearranged fixture with Fulham plus the two Manchester clubs' resurgence. Plus as we near the midway point of the season, the guys grade each team's season so far in the half time (term) report.

Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan are back discussing boxing as they preview Anthony Joshua's World Heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev. They also breakdown some of the undercard's fights including Lawrence Okolie vs Nikodem Jezewski, Hughie Fury vs Mariusz Wach and Martin Bakole vs Sergey Kuzmin.

Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan are back discussing boxing as they preview the hugely anticipated Heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Dereck Chisora. They also breakdown some of the undercard's fights including Lee Selby vs George Kambosos Jr, Savannah Marshall vs Hannah Rankin and Dave Allen vs Christopher Lovejoy.

On this episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with Peter Nitz about his recently launched Leather School that features online tutorials for high-end luxury leathercraft. In addition, they discuss his early years reselling vintage handbags, his passion for the craft, thoughts on brand development, luxury philosophy, leathercraft advice, and much more. You can find Peter and his Leather School at https://www.peternitz.com/tutorialsTo stay up to date on upcoming guests and to follow Sam Jordan, check out: https://www.instagram.com/deacon_leather/

Chris Coughlin is joined by Tom Whitehead and Sam Jordan to preview this weekend's Merseyside Derby as top-of-the-table Everton host defending Premier League Champions LIverpool. The guys also give their predictions for Gameweek Five and discuss "Project Big Picture" ahead the proposal was scrapped earlier this week.

Where on earth to start?! A truly bonkers weekend as the Premier League continues to thrill and shock us week on week. Joe Richardson and Sam Jordan discuss the events at Villa Park, Old Trafford and Elland Road, as well as review Everton's 100% start.

Sam Jordan is joined by Kieran Makin and Harry Reynolds to look back on a somewhat different, but exciting summer of cricket - as they discuss everything from milestone wickets to the success and failures of the T20 and ODI series.

In episode four of our 2020/21 Premier League Preview series, Sam Jordan is joined by Joe Richardson, Chris Stott and Chris Coughlin to discuss the hopes and ambitions of Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Southampton

Part 2 of our special Premier League preview series sees us focus on the prospects of Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton and Fulham. Joe Richardson hosts alongside Sam Jordan, Harry Reynolds and Chris Stott. Chelsea: 1:50-20:30 Crystal Palace: 20:40-29:30 Everton: 29:40-49:50 Fulham: 50:10-57:10

We're less than two weeks away from the start of the 2020/21 Premier League season and to build up to the new campaign, we'll be reviewing all 20 teams across five special podcasts. For Part One, Chris Coughlin is joined by Harry Reynolds, Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan to discuss the hopes that Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton and Hove Albion and Burnley have going into the next eight months of drama

WARNING: DETAILS OF CHILD ABUSE & ADULT CONTENT. Patreon supporter Sam Jordan details his childhood, cult-based drug rehabilitation, his belief that he was once a Prophet of God, and how it all landed him in the Georgia Prison System. Hear more "crazy stories from prison" with no ads, in the extended version available at Patreon.com/davidcsmalley.

Chris Stott, Sam Jordan and Chris Coughlin reflect on the key moments of four Champions League quarter final ties; from Bayern's blitz, to City's exit, as well as PSG's rescue mission and Leipzig's Werner-less victory. The team also look at where the two semi finals between Leipzig and PSG, and Bayern Vs Lyon could be won and lost, as the final four look to move closer to history.

On this episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with Clint Wilkinson about his life, growing up in his grandfather's saddle shop, motocross, philosophy of deign, inspiration, retail vs. custom, presidential leather goods, and how he is carrying on his family's legacy. You can follow Clint on his instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/wilkinsonsfinegoods/?hl=enand on his website:https://wilkinsonsfinegoods.com/To stay up to date on current guests and to follow Sam Jordan, check out:https://www.instagram.com/deacon_leather/

In the week that Wimbledon 2020 would've started, Sam Jordan, Tomas Whitehead and Chris Coughlin discuss the best matches in the competition's history and take a look at how coronavirus has impacted on tennis. They also chat about the sports' "Ones to watch" with both the French and US Opens coming up in the next few months.

In the third episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with Philip Jury about his early life and how his search for a creative outlet led him through numerous interesting careers before eventually opening his own high-end luxury leather business. Philip now spends his time running the hugely successful online learning platform Leathercraft Masterclass where he teaches his students traditional leathercraft techniques via comprehensive build-along tutorials. You can find Leathercraft Masterclass at:leathercraftmasterclass.comand@leathercraftmasterclassYou can find Sam Jordan at @deaconleather for updates on upcoming guests for the podcasts and leathercraft project photos. 

Rob Lee is joined by Kieran Makin and Sam Jordan to answer one very simple question - what's next for the sport of boxing after the Coronavirus pandemic?

The UEFA Champions League final should've taken place today in Istanbul with millions watching around the world. So Chris Coughlin, Tomas Whitehead, Harry Reynolds and Sam Jordan discussed the most iconic moments from the finals of the world's best club competition.

Vincent Agramonte, Joe Gantner, Sam Jordan, Kai Wisler, Aidan Newett, and Briggs McGill talk about their legendary tournament run during their junior year. Hear their top moments from being a member of the Roncalli soccer program.

This episode of the ALLIANCE Live podcast is a special preview show for Co-Production Week. We speak with Sam Jordan from the Scottish Community Development Centre or SCDC who facilitate the Scottish Co-production Network and lead on Co-production Week in Scotland. Now in its 4th year, Co-production Week Scotland is about bringing people together from across the country to share ideas, learning and stories about how co-production puts people and communities at the heart of the support and services they’re a part of.

Terence is joined by Sam Hesketh and replacing Albert (who is on holiday, obviously) is former Palace social media guru Sam Jordan. They preview the Arsenal game and go through some of the best and worst tweets Sam put out during his time at Palace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview with Sam Jordan, current chair of the CTSA. A opportunity for him to give his reply to criticism, as well as increase understanding about what the CTSA do and why they are needed.

Co-production Week (#CoProWeekScot) was held from the 19-25 November and provided an opportunity to learn, discuss and celebrate how co-production puts people and communities at the heart of the support and services they're part of. Iriss.fm spoke to Sam Jordan from the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) about what Co-production Week is and some of the activities that took place over the week. Kieran and Abbie from Young Moversor Yo Mo talk about the work they do to involve children and young people in co-production and the event they led for co-production week. Transcript of episode Music Credit: Make your dream a reality by Scott Holmes

Given the state of college recruiting today, your chances of interacting with companies on campus are slim - unless your campus is a top school. It’s not fair, and it sucks, but that's the way it is. But does it have to be? Does where you went to school really affect your performance in technical interviews? Turns out: it doesn't. Written by Sam Jordan: sam@interviewing.io Recorded by Abbey Rennemeyer: https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn Original article: https://fcc.im/2Dg3HJA Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript: interviewing.io is a platform where engineers practice technical interviewing anonymously. If things go well, they can unlock the ability to participate in real, but still anonymous, interviews with top companies like Twitch, Lyft and more. Earlier this year, we launched an offering specifically for university students. It was intended to help level the playing field right at the start of people’s careers. The problem Here’s the sad truth: given the state of college recruiting today, if you haven’t attended one of a very few top schools, your chances of interacting with companies on campus are slim. It’s not fair, and it sucks, but university recruiting is still dominated by career fairs. Companies pragmatically choose to visit the same few schools every year. Despite the fact that the career fair is one of the most antiquated, biased forms of recruiting that there is, the format persists. This is likely because there doesn’t seem to be a better way to quickly connect with students at scale. So, despite the increasingly loud conversation about diversity, campus recruiting marches on, and companies keep doing the same thing expecting different results. In a previous blog post, we explained why companies should stop courting students from the same five schools. Regardless of how important you think this idea is (for altruistic reasons, perhaps), you may still be skeptical about the value and practicality of broadening the college recruiting effort. You probably concede that it’s rational to visit top schools, given limited resources. Society is often willing to agree that there are perfectly qualified students coming out of non-top colleges, but they maintain that they’re relatively rare. We’re here to show you, with some nifty data from our university platform, that this is simply not true. To be fair, this isn’t the first time we’ve looked at whether where you went to school matters. In a previous post, we found that taking Udacity and Coursera programming classes mattered way more than where you went to school. And way back in the day, one of our founders figured out that where you went to school didn’t matter at all — but that the number of typos and grammatical errors on your resume did. So, what’s different this time? The big, exciting difference is that these prior analyses were focused mostly on engineers who had been working for at least a few years already. This made it possible to argue that a few years of work experience smoothes out any performance disparity that comes from having attended (or not attended) a top school. In fact, the good people at Google found that while GPA didn’t really matter after a few years of work, it did matter for college students. So, we wanted to face this question head-on and look specifically at college juniors and seniors while they were still in school. Even more pragmatically, we wanted to see if companies limiting their hiring efforts to just top schools were getting higher caliber candidates. Before delving into the numbers, here’s a quick rundown of how our university platform works and what kind of data we collect. The setup For students who want to practice on interviewing.io, the first step is a brief (~15-minute) coding assessment on Qualified to test basic programming competency. Students who pass this assessment (that is, those who are ready to code while another human being breathes down their necks) get to start booking practice interviews. When an interviewer and an interviewee match on our platform, they meet in a collaborative coding environment with voice, text chat, and a whiteboard and jump right into a technical question. Interview questions on the platform tend to fall into the category of what you’d encounter during a phone screen for a back-end software engineering role. Interviewers typically come from top companies like Google, Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb, and more. After every interview, interviewers rate interviewees in a few different categories, including technical ability. Technical ability gets rated on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 is “poor” and 4 is “amazing!” On our platform, a score of 3 or above has generally meant that the person was skilled enough to move forward. On our platform, we’re fortunate to have thousands of students from all over the U.S., spanning over 200 universities. We thought this presented a unique opportunity to look at the relationship between school tier and interview performance for both juniors (interns) and seniors (new grads). To study this relationship, we first split schools into the following four tiers, based on rankings from U.S. News & World Report: “Elite” schools (like MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, UC-Berkeley) Top 15 schools (not including top tier, like University of Wisconsin, Cornell, Columbia) Top 50 schools (not including top 15, like Ohio State University, NYU, Arizona State University) The rest (like Michigan State, Vanderbilt University, Northeastern University, UC-Santa Barbara) Then, we ran some statistical significance testing on interview scores vs. school tier to see if school tier mattered for both interns (college juniors) and new grads (college seniors). Our sample comprised a set of roughly 1,000 students. Does school have anything to do with interview performance? In the graphs below, you can see technical score distributions for interviews with students in each of the four school tiers (see legend). As you recall from above, each interview is scored on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 is the worst and 4 is the best. What’s pretty startling is that the shape of these distributions, for both juniors and seniors, is remarkably similar. Indeed, statistical significance testing revealed no difference between students of any tier when it came to interview performance. Just to note: of course, this hinges on everyone completing a quick 15-minute coding challenge first, to ensure they’re ready for synchronous technical interviews. We’re excited about this because companies can replicate this step in their process as well! What this means is that top-tier students are achieving the same results as those in “no-name” schools. So the question becomes: if the students are comparable in skill, why are companies spending egregious amounts of money attracting only a subset of them? Okay, so what are companies missing? Besides missing out on great, cheaper-to-acquire future employees, companies are missing out on an opportunity to save time and money. Right now, a ridiculous amount of money is being spent on university recruiting. We’ve previously cited the $18k price tag just for entry to the MIT career fair. In a study done by Lauren Rivera through the Harvard Business Review, she reveals that one firm budgeted nearly 1 million dollars just for social recruiting events on a single campus. The higher price tag of these events also means that it makes even less sense for smaller companies or startups to try and compete with high-profile, high-profit tech giants. Most of the top schools that are being heavily pursued already have enough recruiters vying for their students. Unwittingly, this pursuit seems to run contrary to most companies’ desire for high diversity and long-term sustainable growth. Even when companies do believe that talent is evenly distributed across school tiers, there are still reasons why companies might recruit at top schools. There are other factors that help elevate certain schools in a recruiter’s mind. There are long-standing company-school relationships (for example, the number of alumni who work at the company currently). There are signaling effects, too — companies get Silicon Valley bonus points by saying their eng team is comprised of a bunch of ex-Stanford, ex-MIT ex-and so on students. A quick word about selection bias Since this post appeared on Hacker News, there’s been some loud, legitimate discussion about how the pool of students on interviewing.io may not be representative of the population at large. Indeed we do have a self-selected pool of students who decided to practice interviewing. Certainly, all the blog posts we publish are subject to this (very valid) line of criticism, as is this post in particular. As such, selection bias in our user pool might mean that 1) we’re getting only the worst students from top schools (because, presumably, the best ones don’t need the practice), or 2) we’re getting only the best/most motivated students from non-top schools — or both. Any subset of these results is entirely possible, but there are few reasons why we believe that what we’ve published here might hold truth regardless. First of all, in our experience, regardless of their background or pedigree, everyone is scared of technical interviewing. Case in point: before we started working on interviewing.io, we didn’t really have a product yet. So before investing a lot of time and heartache into this questionable undertaking, we wanted to test the waters to see if interview practice was something engineers really wanted — and more so, who these engineers that wanted practice were. So, we put up a pretty mediocre landing page on Hacker News…and got something like 7,000 signups on the first day. Of these 7,000 signups, roughly 25% were senior (4+ years of experience) engineers from companies like Google and Facebook. Now, this isn’t to say that they’re necessarily the best engineers out there, but it does suggest that the engineers the market seems to value the most still needed our services. Another data point comes from one of our founders. Every year, Aline does a guest lecture on job search preparedness for a technical communication course at MIT. This course is one way to fulfill the computer science major communication requirement, so enrollment tends to span the gamut of computer science students. Before every lecture, she sends out a survey asking students what their biggest pain points are in preparing for their job search. Every year, trepidation about technical interviewing is either at the top of the list of 2nd from the top. And though this doesn’t directly address the issue of whether we’re only getting the “best of the worst or the worst of the best” (and I hope the above has convinced you there’s more to it than that), here’s the distribution of school tiers among our users. I expect it mirrors the kinds of distributions companies see in their student applicant pool as well: So what can companies do? Companies may never stop recruiting at top-tier schools entirely. But they ought to at least include schools outside of that very small circle in the search for future employees. The end result of the data is the same: for good engineers, the school they attended means a lot less than we think. The time and money that companies spend to compete for candidates within the same select few schools would be better spent creating opportunities that include everyone. They could also develop tools to vet students more fairly and efficiently. As you saw above, we used a 15-minute coding assessment to cull our inbound student flow, and just a short challenge leveled the playing field between students from all walks of life. At the very least, we’d recommend employers do the same thing in their process. But, of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t suggest one other thing. At interviewing.io, we’ve proudly built a platform that grants the best-performing students access to top employers, no matter where they went to school or where they come from. Our university program, in particular, allows us to grant companies the privilege to reach an exponentially larger pool of students, for the same cost of attending one or two career fairs at top target schools. Want diverse, top talent without the chase? Sign up to be an employer on our university platform!

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