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Nope, because mega-corps only do internships or '3-5 years' experience.

chewit 14y ago
Pretty much every big company has a graduate scheme.
eshvk 14y ago
Factually incorrect, if you are talking about software engineering positions. Source: College career fairs. BigCos come and recruit people in hordes. Around 60-70% of people graduating from UT, Austin went to a BigCo (Google, MS, Amazon etc)
- joonix 14y ago
  Yes, but not everyone gets into the college recruiting gravy train. You either didn't go at a target school, or you didn't make the cut. Then you graduate and you're basically hung out to dry unless you know someone. This applies to many areas besides software engineering.
- armored_mammal 14y ago
  I mostly remember college careers fairs as a place where big companies tried to get you to apply for their internships. Microsoft and Google and such usually had their own separate events, and I'll grant they were more serious about hiring people, though they mostly seemed to hire people who'd already been their interns.
TheCoelacanth 14y ago
I've experienced the opposite but that might be because I'm looking at software development jobs. Most of the mega-corps and the medium-large companies that do software development actively recruit new grads while the small companies are only looking for experienced people.
- twistedpair 14y ago
  Because the newbies will work for less. They will work longer hours (to learn the ropes.) They don't have families and health issues, so they are cheaper to employ as well. They are less aware of their rights and have less long term outlook, which would steer them away from these sorts of HR miasmas. Thus they are just the filler needed by BigCo to compensate from the continuous braindrain. Once they have the skills and know the ropes, they'll either get promoted or leave for an employer of choice.
  - cowsvils 14y ago
    That may be the case, but it doesn't mean the above statement isn't just factually wrong.

Pretty much every big company has a graduate scheme.

eshvk 14y ago

Factually incorrect, if you are talking about software engineering positions. Source: College career fairs. BigCos come and recruit people in hordes. Around 60-70% of people graduating from UT, Austin went to a BigCo (Google, MS, Amazon etc)

joonix 14y ago
Yes, but not everyone gets into the college recruiting gravy train. You either didn't go at a target school, or you didn't make the cut. Then you graduate and you're basically hung out to dry unless you know someone. This applies to many areas besides software engineering.
armored_mammal 14y ago
I mostly remember college careers fairs as a place where big companies tried to get you to apply for their internships. Microsoft and Google and such usually had their own separate events, and I'll grant they were more serious about hiring people, though they mostly seemed to hire people who'd already been their interns.

TheCoelacanth 14y ago

I've experienced the opposite but that might be because I'm looking at software development jobs. Most of the mega-corps and the medium-large companies that do software development actively recruit new grads while the small companies are only looking for experienced people.

twistedpair 14y ago
Because the newbies will work for less. They will work longer hours (to learn the ropes.) They don't have families and health issues, so they are cheaper to employ as well. They are less aware of their rights and have less long term outlook, which would steer them away from these sorts of HR miasmas. Thus they are just the filler needed by BigCo to compensate from the continuous braindrain. Once they have the skills and know the ropes, they'll either get promoted or leave for an employer of choice.
- cowsvils 14y ago
  That may be the case, but it doesn't mean the above statement isn't just factually wrong.