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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bluto" data-source="post: 1221249" data-attributes="member: 11196">You would think, but not enough to make a difference in my experience.(I don't sound like a Hillbilly, nor am I from the hills, but I have worked in the area)   Companies in the South have HR departments that act like they are in liberal costal metros, and some that are actually located in the areas mentioned.(I know this from personal experience)  It's like everywhere else.  You may be able to get a good construction job, facilities management, or work in the trades, but sounding like a hillbilly would not get you in as a Financial Analyst at one of the more desirable places to work down here.  Of course if you major in something like Chemical Engineering, or EE, than you can sound like you are from the set of "Justified" and still get hired.</blockquote>