The tips are good, but the fact that he graduated with a STEM degree from a prestigious US university is probably the real reason he'd easily get callbacks from the big software companies.
There are many good tips in this article. As the other comment says putting an Ivy League school right at the top sure doesn’t hurt. As a dropout from a no name school I put education as far down as I can.
The title should really have "for your first job" appended to it. Personally, (and I know I don't speak for everyone) I've personally hired several dozen folks over the years for various software jobs, and where they went to school doesn't factor at all for me. I've hired people w/out degrees, with non-CS/EE degrees, etc. I care more about what you've done, what you want to do, and how motivated you are to learn and grow.
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