Moving to a hedgefund - Brand of previous firm?

Moving to a hedgefund, does the brand of the previous firm matter? If I am doing prop-trading in a commercial bank with commodities operation (the bank itself is a 3rd to 2nd tier non-US bank)... will I be able to move to a good hedgefund such as SAC, DEShaw, Citadel? Thanks!

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of the three, de shaw is the least elitist from what I hear from a guy I know who deals with all three. sac is apparently the most.

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Please don't make me talk to you like an asshole...

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