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Every time i read about these great places to work it makes me sad. To know i will probably never enter the realm of being good enough for these companies. I d

Every time i read about these great places to work it makes me sad. To know i will probably never enter the realm of being good enough for these companies. I dont know if this is true, but they are giving everyone this expression: We just take the best of the bests.

omulous 14y ago
As a student applying for internships, this is the scariest part about all these great places to work.
- pmelendez 14y ago
  What's the scary part? If you would like to work over there then you should apply and the worse thing that might happen is not hearing back from them. At least, if you do that, you would have a chance and more importantly, a good experience from which you could learn a lot.
- tropicalmug 14y ago
  I am a student, and I can completely empathize with how you feel. I can tell you that a lot of what I've seen is that it's one-hundred percent completely worth the stress and fear of rejection if even one long-shot (in your mind) pays off. I've had that happen to me firsthand, and I've seen it in other people. The more experience you have dealing with tough problems, the better you'll be thinking about them, and tough interview problems by extension. Just make your interview count as best you can, and step back and wait. I promise it's worth it.
  - omulous 14y ago
    Yeah. I've had several interviews, and am currently working as an intern at a startup, but I've never experienced any difficult algorithm-heavy/trick problems in interviews. One of the things that deters me from applying is just the fear as you've said but I'll definitely be trying for jobs that I feel are a little out of my comfort zone next semester, and I know it will be worth it.
allsystemsgo 14y ago
I agree to some extent. At the end of the day though, we make our own opportunities. I've spoken to a few product managers at Google. Being a PM at Google, Apple, etc. would be a dream job of mine. I'm not quite prepared for such a role, but I will be one day. I'll basically get a run down of the things they've accomplished up until they got that job. From there I'll seek out similar opportunities and turn down others that don't align with what they did. It takes a LONG time but, it's worth going for. And, if it doesn't work out, at least I come away with a list of great experiences and interesting projects. Most of these things are outside of work mind you, as my work is not closely aligned with product management. There's so many opportunities to learn and "prepare" for these types of roles. You just have to know where to look, and who to ask. :)

omulous 14y ago

As a student applying for internships, this is the scariest part about all these great places to work.

pmelendez 14y ago
What's the scary part? If you would like to work over there then you should apply and the worse thing that might happen is not hearing back from them. At least, if you do that, you would have a chance and more importantly, a good experience from which you could learn a lot.
tropicalmug 14y ago
I am a student, and I can completely empathize with how you feel. I can tell you that a lot of what I've seen is that it's one-hundred percent completely worth the stress and fear of rejection if even one long-shot (in your mind) pays off. I've had that happen to me firsthand, and I've seen it in other people. The more experience you have dealing with tough problems, the better you'll be thinking about them, and tough interview problems by extension. Just make your interview count as best you can, and step back and wait. I promise it's worth it.
- omulous 14y ago
  Yeah. I've had several interviews, and am currently working as an intern at a startup, but I've never experienced any difficult algorithm-heavy/trick problems in interviews. One of the things that deters me from applying is just the fear as you've said but I'll definitely be trying for jobs that I feel are a little out of my comfort zone next semester, and I know it will be worth it.

allsystemsgo 14y ago

I agree to some extent. At the end of the day though, we make our own opportunities. I've spoken to a few product managers at Google. Being a PM at Google, Apple, etc. would be a dream job of mine. I'm not quite prepared for such a role, but I will be one day. I'll basically get a run down of the things they've accomplished up until they got that job. From there I'll seek out similar opportunities and turn down others that don't align with what they did. It takes a LONG time but, it's worth going for. And, if it doesn't work out, at least I come away with a list of great experiences and interesting projects. Most of these things are outside of work mind you, as my work is not closely aligned with product management. There's so many opportunities to learn and "prepare" for these types of roles. You just have to know where to look, and who to ask. :)