Yup, I was involved in hiring positions at a big company in London and had some of my candidates down-graded in the committee because the startup they worked at failed (thus they must be a failure).
(ok, you could argue this is BigCo thinking, but I don't think it would occur at the big companies here in SF/SV)
Also anecdotal evidence from friends who have been in this boat. Banks are especially cruel as it's all about 'being the big dog' and weakness and failure isn't tolerated at any level (ok, you could find that ironic given what happened to the bank industry - but it's hard to argue when you are the one interviewing. Plus most people in the banking industry still don't seem to accept they had any fault, grrr).
Yup, I was involved in hiring positions at a big company in London and had some of my candidates down-graded in the committee because the startup they worked at failed (thus they must be a failure).
(ok, you could argue this is BigCo thinking, but I don't think it would occur at the big companies here in SF/SV)
Also anecdotal evidence from friends who have been in this boat. Banks are especially cruel as it's all about 'being the big dog' and weakness and failure isn't tolerated at any level (ok, you could find that ironic given what happened to the bank industry - but it's hard to argue when you are the one interviewing. Plus most people in the banking industry still don't seem to accept they had any fault, grrr).