How do I get an internship at Amazon or Google?

I was accepted to Amazon and Google for a software internship in the past year. The first step is to get through the resume screening. Somehow, you need your resume to pass through the filters they use. If your resume is not “keywordy” enough, then you must resort to networking and getting referrals.

What are the Big 4’s phone interviews like?

The Big 4’s phone interviews consist of a barrage of coding questions for you to immediately answer. Unfortunately, that means there’s an infinite possibility of what kind of questions you will be given, and the scale of difficulty will be there. Fortunately, there are books written for these kinds of scenarios.

Can you code on the whiteboard at the Big 4?

The Big 4 has been known to make potential hires perform code problem-solving on the whiteboard (just like the Internship movie). This can get a little tedious, as coding has ALWAYS been done on a keyboard with monitor environment. If you’re not as fast in solving coding problems on the whiteboard, that’s okay.

What is the best way to apply for jobs/internships at tech companies?

The best way to apply for jobs/internships at such tech companies shall be to befriend the present employees of such tech companies at the platforms where they hang out (TopCoder-GitHub-Kaggle) and by trying to impress them. All the other ways to get a job-internships at such companies have become “ uncertain and luck based ”.

How can I get an internship in Google without any referral?

Preferred way to get into big companies like google and microsoft is through their referral system. It is very difficult (nearly impossible!) to get in offcampus without any employee referral. To get an internship or job opportunity in google you can also participate in google codejam and showcase your skills.

How can I apply for a 6 month internship in USA?

So you can apply for 6 month internship via some referral. Preferred way to get into big companies like google and microsoft is through their referral system. It is very difficult (nearly impossible!) to get in offcampus without any employee referral.

How do I get into Microsoft for an internship?

Microsoft visited my college as a part of their campus recruitment for hiring 6 month interns. It was a pool campus recruitment drive where a lot of students from different colleges were shortlisted and then selected. So one way to get into microsoft internship is via college recruitments.