Possibly hugely cynical view here, but... There's probably 500,000 other companies out there you could apply to that a) you'd have a better chance at getting i

Possibly hugely cynical view here, but... There's probably 500,000 other companies out there you could apply to that a) you'd have a better chance at getting in and b) probably need your particular skills and abilities far more than Facebook does. Yes... working at one of those name-brand exclusive companies will no doubt be fun, exciting, helpful, etc, but... there's just something about young people just wanting to work at "top X SV companies" that bugs me, and I don't quite know what it is. Lack of perspective? Sour grapes? Maybe as I've gotten older I've just realized that no matter how impressive a CV is, there's (almost without exception) multiple other people with CVs more impressive and accomplished than your own. Oh, and generally, CVs are generally less important than the networks you have access to. Continue to grow your name in the communities you serve right now and opportunities will find you.