Ok, here's the deal -- the only way to get into Amazon and Microsoft is through an "in" and if you can't get in there in the first place, the "in" probably is lacking.
That's the moral of the story from a post in a blog I read. The guy also talks about his girlfriend/wife got an offer from Amazon, so that was his "in" and furthermore, he talks about the interview process of Amazon. Of course, it's a bit lacking because he didn't want to disclose all the information from the Amazon interview.
But he talks about how the first phone interview went ok. The second phone interview went terrible, and how he thought he wouldn't have a good chance to get offered an on-site interview round, which is the third (3rd) round if you do well enough on the first two (2). (Which is ideally what all the good companies do - Google, Amazon, Yahoo!, and Microsoft)
In any event, this guy describes his situation and how he baffled the 2nd phone interview. But he did well enough on the first phone interview to get a shot at the on-site round. He lists how he felt, what he wore, and what hotel he stayed at during this entire spiel of events. This is all nice and dandy. He even quotes a lot of the major interview questions (shouldn't there be some type of NDA?). Anyways, it seems that he did well, though I forget if he actually got the job.
However, the jist of the blog was that there's no way you can get into Amazon without an "in" and therefore, how are UWF CS graduates supposed to get that "in"? A friend told me that a CS graduate actually had an "in" from Microsoft and he eventually got a job with Microsoft when he graduated. That's awesome, if he had done it on his own. But anyways, this "in" thing sorta sucks for those that don't have it...
I want to leave a question with anyone reading this ridiculously lame blog:
"If I don't have an 'in' will I be able to ever land those types of interviews, seemingly that I will only carry out the 'email your resume and see what happens' strategy? Since I don't have an 'in' anywhere, how is it even remotely possible to even fathom that I can get into one of the large companies with the knowledge gained from UWF and its professors?"
Next time, we'll talk more on the engineering studies at UWF.
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I'll have to agree with the author that the odds of getting into ANY company is going to be greatly increased by having an 'in'.
With that said, it is my recommendation that if you make the decision to go to UWF then you must also realize that you absolutely MUST do anything and everything that you can to complete that things that can boost your resume..
These things can include (but not limited to): getting that easy math minor (only two extra classes); Get a COOP; take Software Engineering AND Software Systems (don't listen to the advisors); Get Good Grades (a must); Learn as many languages as possible.
I did the above and faired alright in the process. But a buddy graduated with me and did the bare minimum... Look at who is still looking for a job.
If you want to be lazy now then don't expect to get a job when you are done. Employers who do happen to notice your resume are going to need something to make them look at it a bit longer than the average quick glance. So you better make sure you have something to look at.
Most importantly... DO NOT LIE on the application. I had a friend lie about his major. He said he was CS instead of CIS.. needless to say he is still looking for a job too.
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