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Ask HN: What tech companies are most like grad school?
Very subjective, but at which companies is work closest to a grad school experience?
Things like some or all of the following (and perhaps other characteristics I'm neglecting):
* have the "feel" of a college campus
* deal with math- and CS-heavy projects
* promote continuing education
* collaborate with academia
- gamechangr 12y agoObviously...Google. You should think about including (not Google) in your title.
- emptytheory 12y agoI'd imagine the experience, even within the company, would depend on the position.
- fsk 12y agoAs a recent grad working at Google, it's probably a lot like being a janitor at NASA. Some really cool stuff is going on there, but you're still just a janitor. Google has a couple interesting projects, but most people are doing the grunt work associated with keeping a large corporation running.
- jnbiche 12y agoYes, I thought Google was an obvious one but didn't want to bias the question.
- temporary_art 12y agoI've heard great things about Two Sigma, they sell themselves as having a very academic environment (lots of PhDs, tech talks, etc.).
- RhysU 12y agoI started there a few months back having just finished graduate school. I wouldn't call it 1:1 with graduate school. I like it far better, and I enjoyed graduate school.
- jnbiche 12y agoCan you share what interviews are like for positions like data analysis or data visualization? Algorithm heavy? Will studying for a Google-style interview leave me adequately prepped?
- jnbiche 12y agoWow, thanks for that. I had not heard of them. They even have positions advertised in my area of expertise (which is not even directly related to finance).
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoThe thing about being a graduate student is they work you like a dog and pay you peanuts, it's not a kind of environment I have any desire to go back to.
- indubitably 12y agoI'd rather know which company is _least_ like grad school, because this.
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