Not true in my hiring experience.<p>A good hiring manager is trying earnestly to see how the candidate&#x27;s skills fit into the job req, and how the personality fits into the team.<p>The name of the company you worked for last is not really that important. There are talented folks on the market right out of school, from failed startups, and leaving boring or stagnant companies.<p>I do suppose that experience at some companies, like AWS or Google, is a real bonus.<p>But you need to be careful of this too. Experience at Google doesn&#x27;t mean the engineer learned all the best practices and isn&#x27;t a jerk.