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Palantir CEO Alex Karp talks a big game when it comes to his employees, calling a job there “by far the best credential in tech.”So, do recruiters agree?Karp has boasted on several occasions that Palantirians, as the company refers to employees, are the crème de la crème of tech workers.”If…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Struan, a 36-year-old recruiter and résumé writer based in Scotland. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I had been doing part-time résumé writing throughout much of my 10-year career in agency and internal recruitment before taking it full-time about two…