Originally Posted by Unregistered

I mean there's some element of humblebragging there.. but the main "intent" seems to be for him to say that, as a good local uni graduate, he is able to see if the delisted people are good or ****, and he can objectively tell you that some of them are good workers.

His vote of confidence won't really hold any sway if he came from a delisted or overseas uni (and therefore has a vested interest) or if say he got a low mark at a local uni (and therefore as a sucky grad, won't be able to tell if someone is objectively good).