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  • Seems like it depends which of those professors is on the hiring committee.
    – Bryan Krause
    Commented Mar 18 at 23:58
  • Requiring Magna Cum Laude for hiring seems like a foolish standard. I don't know if it happens, but...foolish.
    – Buffy
    Commented Mar 19 at 0:07
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    If you publish your thesis in Annals or Inventiones or JAMS (my list is incomplete), I do not think anybody will care about your grade. Commented Mar 19 at 1:24
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    My understanding is that German-speaking Europe is different than most other places in this regard. Might be worth stating more strongly (in the title, say) that you’re asking about Germany, if that’s indeed where you’re applying for jobs.
    – cag51
    Commented Mar 19 at 1:37
  • @MoisheKohan: Well, if ones publishes the results of one's thesis in Annals or Inventiones or JAMS, then it's extremely unlikely to get a grade that is not at least "magna cum laude". Commented Mar 19 at 6:53