School on headline

[paulpuppet]

Hi - I went to the U of Chicago/Booth. I am applying to business jobs. Would it help to be in my headline? Would it seem obnoxious?

Of course - my school is listed in any case - but highlighting it. BTW - I know that is not the only signal of getting a good freelancer. 

[mwiggenhorn]

I wouldn't put it in the headline.  If you wish, you can mention it in your profile.

[yitwail]

I'm sure your alma mater is a distinguished institution, but I doubt it will win you jobs aside from clients who happen to be fellow alumns and want to hire one of their own. Now, if you'd matriculated someplace everyone's heard of, like MIT or Ivy League, it might be more effective.

[paulpuppet]

Hi, thanks for your response.

The question is, more exactly, will a B School on the header matter? Also,
will a high-ranked B-School help? I agree that not everyone knows B School
rankings. But - if they do - a client may be interested. Or - if a client
is not from one of these schools - are they put off? I am new - I don't
know.

If you look at Poets and Quants - who compiles their list from all the
ratings - so the placement changes from one to the next, though the top few
are always there, (Google it) Chicago Booth is #2 behind Stanford (both not
Ivy League) and the rest of the top 10 are Wharton, Harvard, Northwestern,
MIT, Columbia, Berkely, Dartmouth, and Yale. I think this is about the
first time Yale got into the top 10.

Thank you for taking the time to help a Newbie.


I'm sure your alma mater is a distinguished institution, but I doubt it
will win you jobs aside from clients who happen to be fellow alumns and
want to hire one of their own. Now, if you'd matriculated someplace
everyone's heard of, like MIT or Ivy League, it might be more effective.

[prestonhunter]

As a client, I'm not hiring freelancers to go to school.

I'm not hiring freelancers to graduate from school.

I'm hiring freelancers to help me do something.

I assume that very few clients come to Upwork to hire freelancers to graduate from any school - prestigious or otherwise. Clients are more likely to be interested in hiring freelancers who will do key work on their projects - such as financial analysis, or database design, or busines plan writing.

[paulpuppet]

Thanks - I agree that a client is looking for a solution. I was when hiring
consultants. But - I am new and trying to figure out how best to position
myself.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.