Hi, I’m a CS student in the UK, and most of the advice/content I see online about FAANG recruiting seems really US-focused, especially from people applying to internships/new grad roles.

I was just wondering:

• Is the hiring process for FAANG/big tech in the UK actually different compared to the US, or is the advice mostly the same?
• Do they care about different things on CVs compared to the US?
• Is LeetCode still the main thing to focus on for UK grad schemes/new grad roles? Or is it more system design focus/behavioural rounds?

Also, for anyone who got into FAANG / top tech companies in the UK:

• What made your CV stand out?
• What would you focus on if you were starting again? + Any mistakes you made during applications/interview prep?

For context, I’m mainly trying to optimise my CV and figure out the best prep strategy for UK grad schemes/new grad software engineering roles.

Would appreciate any advice from people who’ve been through the process recently, or any resources you could direct me towards!!

i want to study abroad at some point and my college has a 2 week program in a country i *really* want to go to. the problem is they only offer this program in the middle of the summer. next summer is the summer before my senior year so i really want to get an internship and it doesn’t seem reasonable to request two weeks off in the middle of it.

anybody dealt with a similar dilemma before? for some extra context i already have an internship this summer and im planning on going to law school so its not *super* crucial for me to have internship experience. and since im planning on going to law school, there could be 5+ years (probably more lol market’s fucked) until i have enough disposable income and pto to make a vacation like this possible. still, i would hate to sit on my ass all summer after the trip if i did go. and i could always do a winter or spring break program as my school offers those too, just to a less desirable country (tho i bet i’d still have a blast) any advice is appreciated.

We’re 2 interns under the same manager/department and the other intern is making me very uncomfortable.
He’s always looking at my screen, asking me what i’m doing, if i go to the cafeteria for too long he follows me, includes himself in every conversation i’m having.
And lately, i noticed that he’s been mirroring what i’m doing. I know it sounds crazy and paranoid, and that’s why i haven’t talk about it to anyone.
But for example, one the many times i’ve noticed it, i started cleaning my laptop screen, 2 seconds later he started cleaning his.
We sit next to each other (desks are assigned), every 2 minutes i see him looking at my screen.
If I ask a question, he’d jump in and answer to look like he knows more. Sometimes he reformulates my questions. And I want to say something, but the conversations move so fast and I don’t want to interrupt anyone so i never feel like I get that opportunity.
I think he’s viewing me like a competition, but I couldn’t care less about competing. I’m confident in my skills and what I bring to the table.
It’s making me feel really uncomfortable and I don’t feel like I can ask to work independently, because we have the same projects.
Has anyone dealt with something similar? What can I do?

i’ve been interning at this company since january. there are 3 other interns in my team, with 2 of them leaving at the end of this month. one of them (nicknamed S) has a slightly different scope than us, mostly focused on data analytics for the team.

as his internship is ending within the next month, my line manager nominated me to take over S tasks on top of my own until a new intern comes in. essentially, i’m doing 2 interns jobs until further notice. honestly, i wasn’t really comfortable taking on his work just because i know i won’t perform well and with the insane workload of 2 people, but i can’t really say no can i? and since i’ve started the handover i’ve been feeling more and more pressure from the multiple tasks and deadlines i have to juggle while also trying to keep a positive mental and stay healthy but my body feels so heavy and it makes it hard to get up and out of the house.

i don’t want to quit since i have so little time left and don’t want to lose any potential chances for full time conversion, but i also don’t know how to set boundaries with my line manager either 😭

So it’s only week 3 and I’ve been sticking it out but the drive is 1hr 30 away and the people I’m supposed to report to act like I don’t exist a( I understand they’re busy) but I don’t hear or see them at all.. no communication.

They have me doing projects but I don’t see the people I can ask. It’s process engineering and I’m electrical engineering as well as being the only girl on the floor and the only intern.

I haven’t really had someone I could talk too and I don’t get that vibe that people want to help, they just quickly explain and go about their day. Not to mention the drive is exhausting. I’m not really learning anything just using chat and Gemini on the job. I have summer classes so I do that but still. The job is 24 an hr and I need $60 worth of gas. They don’t have any breakfast or nothing in the mornings and they expect me to work items and not provide it as well.

I had applied to alot of internships, both on campus and off campus but did not get any result. Now my 3rd year is almost over and I have no internship for my summer. Should I skip summer intern and focus on placements? I am not that skilled either. I am not good in development but have done dsa till BSTs but not confident. So I need to prepare really well for Placements as well. What should I actually focus on?

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Does cgpa matter once we get shortlisted for interviews?

Hello, I’m currently a sophomore at a good college, but I wasn’t able to land an internship for this summer. I want to make sure I’m in a better position to get one next summer. Every time I apply for jobs, I get rejected. I’ve applied to so many positions and have only gotten one interview, and that opportunity came through my school. Whenever I apply through Workday or other online applications, I never get an interview, so I feel like my resume might be the problem, but I honestly don’t know what to fix.

Honestly, it feels like my resume is not even getting looked at by real people sometimes, and I almost feel blacklisted from these applications because I rarely hear anything back.

I’m interested in finance roles like corporate finance or even banking, even though I know a lot of the 2027 internships have already opened or passed. What I really want to know is: what should I do now? What can I do this summer to become more competitive by the fall? Should I do certifications? How can I improve my resume and actually start getting interviews? I’d really appreciate any advice or guidance.

Currently doing a summer internship and it is taking up my entire life. I typically arrive at 9 AM but meetings can run until 8-9 PM and I get assigned so much work that i have to catch up on weekends too. I’m a physics undergrad (going into 4th year this fall) but my internship is in engineering. Project work involves a lot of coding, data analysis and ML. It is very rough because I have 6 hours of lecture every week too that i cannot attend and have to watch the recordings for at like 11 PM. I quit my weekend job because i couldn’t work 10 hours on top of this.

Hey folks

If you're in 2nd or 3rd year BTech and you actually enjoy coding - not just writing code, but thinking about why it works - this one's for you.

We're StackX, and we're hiring Tech interns . You don't need a 10-pointer CGPA. You need to love solving problems and understand the logic behind what you're building.

What we're looking for:
1)2nd or 3rd year BTech student
2)Can think through a problem step by step
3)Comfortable writing code (any language is fine)
4)Curious, not just copy-paste

What you get:
1)Paid internship (yes, actual money )
2)Performance bonus on top
3)Real projects
4)Mentorship from people who care

DM to Join us ❤️

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I am a international student who recently got a internship offer after trying so hard for so months after months and initially the start date was june 1st but the company agreed to accommodate my start date of June 8th instead, given I live 4 hours away from houston and am not being provided relocation assistance. Should I go with this offer? I still have CPT processing to start and I also don’t know anyone in Houston so I am worried about how I will manage my accommodation needs and I am not sure whether it is viable to get both processing and housing figured out within this timeframe. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

We’ve got 12 interns starting in June and I need to figure out welcome kits pretty fast. Last year we just gave them a company t-shirt and a folder with paperwork. Feedback was… not great 😅

This year I’d actually like to make a decent first impression, since a few of them could turn into full time hires. Budget is around $50-$75 per person, so not huge. But I’d rather do a few useful things than a tote full of random cheap stuff. 6 of our interns are remote, so ideally I need something that can be shipped to different addresses without me personally packing boxes

For the interns here, what did you get on day one that you actually liked? And what went straight in the trash?

Hi everyone, I’m in kind of a weird position I’d like to share with everyone. I was recently hired to an internship and was so excited to get started! I started 3 weeks ago and the work itself is great. However, I have three individuals supervising me, two of which have already told me how the interview process for my position went. One of them has explicitly told me multiple times that if things had gone the way he wanted them to, I wouldn’t have been hired and they would’ve gone with another candidate. The other one has made passive aggressive comments about his lack of control in the hiring process and how there were “a few strong candidates” other than myself. I’m extremely grateful to be provided this opportunity, but these little comments take such a toll on my confidence and I’m starting to get some imposter syndrome. Anyone else have a similar experience or advice to share?

What is the best way to get an internship? Is it through cold email or just applying online? If cold email, where and who do you cold email?

Thanks in advance for your guidance!

Am I too late to secure an internship now??

Been applying for sde summer intern but honestly haven't gotten great responses like even tried for remote ones too, started to wonder if I'm cooked rn

Any suggestions on how do I apply at this stage.

Has anyone given interview for category intern at broadway ? Pls tell what to prepare for interview, l have my interview scheduled today

Hey folks 

If you're in 2nd or 3rd year BTech and you actually enjoy coding - not just writing code, but  thinking  about why it works - this one's for you.

We're StackX, and we're hiring Tech interns . You don't need a 10-pointer CGPA. You need to love solving problems and understand the logic behind what you're building.

What we're looking for:
 1)2nd or 3rd year BTech student
 2)Can think through a problem step by step
 3)Comfortable writing code (any language is fine)
 4)Curious, not just copy-paste

What you get:
1)Paid internship (yes, actual money )
2)Performance bonus on top
3)Real projects
4)Mentorship from people who care

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Let's build something cool.

applying on linkedin is genuinely insane. you click easy apply, it sends your resume into the void, you never hear back. you don't know if 5 people applied or 5000. you don't know if the role is even still open. the recruiter "viewed your profile" 3 weeks ago and then nothing.

i'd rather just have a comment section for every job posting. like let me see who else applied, if anyone heard back, if it's a ghost listing. that's it. that's all i want.

so i made one. https://www.joblessclub.org/discover