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RT must be one of the most selective companies in the world. Even to get an interview you'd better have a damn good CV (medals in math/cs/science Olympiads, deg
by karmakurtisaani 2y ago
RT must be one of the most selective companies in the world. Even to get an interview you'd better have a damn good CV (medals in math/cs/science Olympiads, degree from a top tier school etc.). And then after a few years of working there you're a (multi)millionaire. It's totally bonkers.
- tombert 2y agoI don't really blame them for not picking me, clearly whatever they've been doing has been working. I'm not entitled to a job from them, obviously. I don't really know what a "top tier" university is, but I can say for sure that my undergrad (WGU) wouldn't count as that. The PhD I'm in is from a more prestigious university [1], and I guess FAANG experience isn't enough to snag an interview with them. [1] University of York, though I don't know if that counts as "top tier" either.
- karmakurtisaani 2y agoIf it makes you feel better, my CV isn't even good enough to get a FAANG interview..
- 77pt77 2y agoReally? Google harasses anyone with a live linkedin profile. Getting to an onsite interview is a different matter though. I know 3 people at google, all senior, either SE or people managers. None had brilliant academic records. One took almost 10 years to finish his sociology adjacent undergrad. He's the most "successful" and has been there for almost 15 years, 10 in the states. The others have been there for like 5. Make of this info what you wish...
- 77pt77 2y agoI forgot to say, none were technically amazing, just good, one not even that but not awfull either. None had impressive intelligence either.
- tombert 2y agoI worked at Apple as a college dropout, and got an offer from Google I didn't accept also as a dropout. Both of them only really cared more about work history and my ability to solve whiteboard problems. Pretty much all the interviews ended up "what's another clever way to use a hashmap?"
- therobots927 2y agoI've heard stories of professors getting letters in the mail from RenTech totally out of the blue. They pay so well that I'm surprised they even accept applications. Don't feel too bad about not passing their bar. What they've accomplished is essentially unheard of, and believed to be impossible by a lot of market theorists.
- belter 2y agoThat is what they said about Google....
- infecto 2y agoAnd RT has been around for about twice as long as Google. Has a headcount of around ~300.
- belter 2y agoWe had leaks from even the NSA...But never from the RT fund.
- danielmarkbruce 2y agoThere are leaks.
- kolistivra 2y agoCould you share some?
- vsnf 2y agoFrom Wikipedia: “Employees: Classified (est. 30,000–40,000)” Obviously the number of people working on the super secret stuff is smaller, not to mentioned each project has a compartmentalized staff, but keeping secrets at this size is going to be a tough ask. They seem to do a pretty good job, but we know they’re not infallible at it. I imagine RenTech at 1/100th the size would have a vastly easier time.
- infecto 2y agoThat and I believe RT has a low turnover rate.
- FredPret 2y agoIt's truly inspiring that they've been able to keep their headcount low over a long period of spectacular success. Most organizations would have choked themselves on tens of thousands of bad hires long ago.
- paulpauper 2y agoI read you do not apply, rather you get recruited.