Gained experience, did real work, and learned a lot!
Gained experience, did real work, and learned a lot!
People are always willing to help, especially if you're an intern because no one expects you to know anything. Lots of FTEs were interns before as well, so they know how you feel!
Projects are real things that the team needs to get done and even release as a product.
Everyone is nice, smart, and down to earth.
The pay is hourly, so sometimes it limits you from enjoying the resources and attractions at Google. That's about it, though.
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I applied in September and heard back pretty shortly after. I had a crazy month in October, so I interviewed in early November. I had two back-to-back phone interviews. In the first one, I talked about my side projects and experience. In the last 20
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