Interview Question for Students
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AnswersHi, first of all I want to say thanks to Gayle for the awesome work on the book and online resources. I was reading the introduction section of CtCI and I have a doubt regarding the "remote" preparation to the interview. I see that getting an internship as soon as possible seems to be very important, but I don't understand one thing.
- crackingtothegate February 11, 2020
If one is not able to land an internship at a top company like Google or Microsoft early on, would it be better to still do one at a worse company (like a "consulting" firm or less renown company) or at this point dedicating to personal projects that are more interesting that the job you would do there would be evaluated more?
Also, how should a student not in his final year prepare to be admitted to an internship? I've read that internship selection processes can be pretty selective already, and you wouldn't even have the previous internships as a plus on your resume.| Report Duplicate | Flag | PURGE
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For what it's worth, even if someone is not able to land an internship at at "top" company, it's my opinion that having an internship on your resume is worth more than personal projects.
- Fin February 24, 2020There are a lot of good and well known companies out there that are hiring engineers and some of these are better than "top" companies. Sure working at one of the big ones is somewhat prestigious and might get your foot in the door in an easier manner but for an internship you'll learn just as much as you would as an engineer at Google as you would as an engineer at Target.
Apply to internships every year of school. I had one internship my Jr -> Sr year and that was enough for me to get a job I am quite happy with, but there was a Fr -> So in the internship. For internships your class year should not matter, just try to get something on your resume toshow that you are productively filling your summers.