Citadel - Be The Boss: Do A Candidate's Grades Really Matter? by Ken Griffin, Citadel Blog
Citadel's CEO Ken Griffin has long credited the firm’s success to Citadel’s most important asset: its people. In this on career development, Ken talks with Laszlo Bock, Google’s Senior Vice President of People Operations and author of the book, “Work Rules!”, as they share what their companies look for when hiring. In part two, Ken and Laszlo answer the age-old question, “do grades matter?”
Editor: Are test scores and academic pedigree good indicators of success?
Ken Griffin: Almost everyone who succeeds at Citadel had a great job before they joined us. Really talented people gravitate to great firms early in life. Great doesn’t necessarily mean big...

