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Nowadays, at least for their engineering internships, they have a pre-filled list of top schools to choose from followed by an "other" option (at least when I t

Nowadays, at least for their engineering internships, they have a pre-filled list of top schools to choose from followed by an "other" option (at least when I tried applying a couple years ago). That told me exactly what I needed to know. I'd be instantly rejected because of not going to a "good school".

justinlardinois 11y ago
At least they tell you instead of taking the applications anyways and then tossing out resumes that don't match. I once came across a job application that had TOP SCHOOLS ONLY emblazoned across the top. Thanks for saving me my time in applying.
Altaer 11y ago
I hope this comment doesn't discourage others. I went to a school not known outside of the southeast (and even sometimes not then) and received interviews with many of the top companies (Google, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, etc), even when I had to check the "other" option for schools.
- andrewpe 11y ago
  What school did you go to? If you don't mind me asking.
  - Altaer 11y ago
    Georgia College & State University
w8rbt 11y ago
Curious. What schools are on the list? Would a CS degree from Georgia Tech do? Also curious about VT and NC State. I think all three of those are 'good technical schools'.
- spike021 11y ago
  Here is the screenshot I took at the time: http://i.imgur.com/FXEHuhc.png http://i.imgur.com/FXEHuhc.png
  - w8rbt 11y ago
    Wow, they are leaving a lot of great EE/CS schools out. No worries, the competition will hire them ;)
    - spike021 11y ago
      FWIW, someone else in this comment thread said they had interviews at top companies without going to a top school. So don't necessarily count yourself out immediately. Take what I said with a grain of salt. However, since they do have lists like that (they being unicorn-type companies, I think) they quite likely do use it as a metric- maybe not necessarily a requirement.
    - PirateDave 11y ago
      CalTech didn't make it, so I guess Knuth would be out of the running ;-)
      - mwcremer 11y ago
        Knuth taught at Stanford. He still lectures there occasionally: http://cs.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html#lectures http://cs.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html#lectures
      - timtadh 11y ago
        Case Western Reserve University as well (he did his undergrad here).
  - santaclaus 11y ago
    That list is super weird, it isn't even a copy and paste of the top 20 schools. No Cal Tech grads allowed at Airbnb!
  - 11y ago
huehehue 11y ago
I'd love to say "don't worry, you'll get a chance to prove yourself", but I can verify the instant rejection. Sample size of one, but I dropped out of a top public school, immediately started working full-time x 1.5, and ended up with a resume that my now-graduating colleagues are blown away by. A few top companies (Google and Yelp! included) have flat out refused to screen me based on no other conversation than "Oh, I never finished school because _____". Hell, I interned for a large bank and received a great job offer which was promptly rescinded after the right manager found out what everybody else already knew. It's one thing if I fail the interview process. I get that. I know I have a lot to learn. But the way some of these companies act is just messed up. FWIW, none of my independent clients care.
- kafkaesq 11y ago
  Hell, I interned for a large bank and received a great job offer which was promptly rescinded after the right manager found out what everybody else already knew. Yeah, banks (and many big companies) are like that.
runamok 11y ago
It might be that the list includes schools where they have visited and presented, etc. Thus they can measure the effectiveness of their intern pipeline development program. I know that is something my company does. Might be smarter to have a "Where did you hear about this internship?" question instead and have "on-campus event" as a choice.

justinlardinois 11y ago

At least they tell you instead of taking the applications anyways and then tossing out resumes that don't match. I once came across a job application that had TOP SCHOOLS ONLY emblazoned across the top. Thanks for saving me my time in applying.

Altaer 11y ago

I hope this comment doesn't discourage others. I went to a school not known outside of the southeast (and even sometimes not then) and received interviews with many of the top companies (Google, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, etc), even when I had to check the "other" option for schools.

andrewpe 11y ago
What school did you go to? If you don't mind me asking.
- Altaer 11y ago
  Georgia College & State University

w8rbt 11y ago

Curious. What schools are on the list? Would a CS degree from Georgia Tech do? Also curious about VT and NC State. I think all three of those are 'good technical schools'.

spike021 11y ago
Here is the screenshot I took at the time: http://i.imgur.com/FXEHuhc.png http://i.imgur.com/FXEHuhc.png
- w8rbt 11y ago
  Wow, they are leaving a lot of great EE/CS schools out. No worries, the competition will hire them ;)
  - spike021 11y ago
    FWIW, someone else in this comment thread said they had interviews at top companies without going to a top school. So don't necessarily count yourself out immediately. Take what I said with a grain of salt. However, since they do have lists like that (they being unicorn-type companies, I think) they quite likely do use it as a metric- maybe not necessarily a requirement.
  - PirateDave 11y ago
    CalTech didn't make it, so I guess Knuth would be out of the running ;-)
    - mwcremer 11y ago
      Knuth taught at Stanford. He still lectures there occasionally: http://cs.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html#lectures http://cs.stanford.edu/~uno/news.html#lectures
    - timtadh 11y ago
      Case Western Reserve University as well (he did his undergrad here).
- santaclaus 11y ago
  That list is super weird, it isn't even a copy and paste of the top 20 schools. No Cal Tech grads allowed at Airbnb!
- 11y ago

huehehue 11y ago

I'd love to say "don't worry, you'll get a chance to prove yourself", but I can verify the instant rejection. Sample size of one, but I dropped out of a top public school, immediately started working full-time x 1.5, and ended up with a resume that my now-graduating colleagues are blown away by. A few top companies (Google and Yelp! included) have flat out refused to screen me based on no other conversation than "Oh, I never finished school because _____". Hell, I interned for a large bank and received a great job offer which was promptly rescinded after the right manager found out what everybody else already knew. It's one thing if I fail the interview process. I get that. I know I have a lot to learn. But the way some of these companies act is just messed up. FWIW, none of my independent clients care.

kafkaesq 11y ago
Hell, I interned for a large bank and received a great job offer which was promptly rescinded after the right manager found out what everybody else already knew. Yeah, banks (and many big companies) are like that.

runamok 11y ago

It might be that the list includes schools where they have visited and presented, etc. Thus they can measure the effectiveness of their intern pipeline development program. I know that is something my company does. Might be smarter to have a "Where did you hear about this internship?" question instead and have "on-campus event" as a choice.