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GuruKid
Jan 9th, 2009, 08:23 PM
It appears that Google will be hiring interns for this summer. Can anybody verify this?
coriolis
Jan 9th, 2009, 08:53 PM
Nothing on the Career Center site.
XxXSnake23XxX
Jan 9th, 2009, 09:35 PM
It appears that Google will be hiring interns for this summer. Can anybody verify this?

where did you hear this?
sweeper
Jan 9th, 2009, 10:46 PM
Why would they hire at Ryerson when UofT is right around the corner.
Jon Lai
Jan 9th, 2009, 11:37 PM
Why would they hire at Ryerson when UofT is right around the corner.

When Waterloo is just 1.5 hours away.
fyremist
Jan 10th, 2009, 12:08 AM
Not that I know of. Haven't received any emails advertising it nor is there any posting on the careers program. But this is from the business standpoint :P
BlueHurley
Jan 10th, 2009, 01:24 AM
Google wouldn't just hire at a specific university, especially Ryerson. I'm sure if you have good marks and the employer likes you it wouldn't really matter if you went to Ryehigh or Waterloo.
omchow
Jan 10th, 2009, 01:45 AM
google wouldn't just hire at a specific university, especially ryerson. I'm sure if you have good marks and the employer likes you it wouldn't really matter if you went to ryehigh or waterloo.

+1
coolspot
Jan 10th, 2009, 03:30 AM
It appears that Google will be hiring interns for this summer. Can anybody verify this?

Google has been laying off staff the past few months...

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/285/1050285/google-cuts-staff

Don't be surprised if Google isn't hiring (very many) students the next few semesters.
Tereno
Jan 10th, 2009, 03:53 AM
They are indeed hiring for interns at this time. Though they don't usually hire at specific schools, I think there would be some biased shown towards Waterloo or UofT. It's up to you to show that you're just as capable. While grades do play some part in getting an interview, the interview itself is purely down to brain power and very little on experience and what you did and what you know. More about how you use what you know to solve stuff. Good luck!
Justine
Jan 10th, 2009, 05:02 AM
does anyone have links to job postings for this?
Jon Lai
Jan 10th, 2009, 09:23 AM
Google has been laying off staff the past few months...

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/285/1050285/google-cuts-staff

Don't be surprised if Google isn't hiring (very many) students the next few semesters.

Assuming Google's business does not shrink, I would actually expect them to hire more interns now that they are laying off full time staff. It's just a cost saving maneuver to get the same amount of job done but at a lower cost to them.
Nyte
Jan 10th, 2009, 03:52 PM
Wow, lots of misinformation here.

Google wouldn't just hire at a specific university, especially Ryerson. I'm sure if you have good marks and the employer likes you it wouldn't really matter if you went to Ryehigh or Waterloo.

They will hire you if you're good regardless of what university you went to, BUT active recruiting only happens in UofT and Waterloo in Ontario AFAIK.

Google has been laying off staff the past few months...

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/285/1050285/google-cuts-staff

Don't be surprised if Google isn't hiring (very many) students the next few semesters.
They have been no layoffs. They are not renewing contracts for their contractors. The whole idea behind having contractors is that you can easily get rid of them once the contract is done.

Assuming Google's business does not shrink, I would actually expect them to hire more interns now that they are laying off full time staff. It's just a cost saving maneuver to get the same amount of job done but at a lower cost to them.
Once again, no full time staff are being laid off. As for interns, they are still hiring, but it's essentially a hiring freeze for full time.
Jon Lai
Jan 10th, 2009, 06:53 PM
Once again, no full time staff are being laid off. As for interns, they are still hiring, but it's essentially a hiring freeze for full time.

I'm just assuming, I haven't been keeping up with news. But it would just make sense that even if they were laying off full times, they should be hiring MORE interns, not less.
Jyeatbvg69
Jan 11th, 2009, 05:29 PM
When Waterloo is just 1.5 hours away.

When MIT is just 9 hours southeast :P
resu
Jan 11th, 2009, 06:38 PM
When MIT is just 9 hours southeast :P

When Stanford is within spitting range.
Jon Lai
Jan 11th, 2009, 09:23 PM
When Stanford is within spitting range.

I want to see you spit.
pepsi_dude
Jan 11th, 2009, 11:06 PM
lol.
I guess they wont hire from MIT or Waterloo because they would obviously have to pay them higher wages than what they would have to pay Ryerson students. I am not saying that MIT and Waterloo students may b better than Ryerson students. Just that cuz MIT and Waterloo are "better known" and ranked highly by certain institutions, their students would get a better pay.
unowned
Jan 12th, 2009, 02:18 AM
lol.
I guess they wont hire from MIT or Waterloo because they would obviously have to pay them higher wages than what they would have to pay Ryerson students. I am not saying that MIT and Waterloo students may b better than Ryerson students. Just that cuz MIT and Waterloo are "better known" and ranked highly by certain institutions, their students would get a better pay.

You're kidding right? This is something you made up?

Large companies usually have a set rate for what they pay their interns. The company I work for determines co-op pay by how many credits they have completed towards their degree.
pepsi_dude
Jan 12th, 2009, 02:55 AM
You're kidding right? This is something you made up?

Large companies usually have a set rate for what they pay their interns. The company I work for determines co-op pay by how many credits they have completed towards their degree.

lol yes yes absolutely. kidding.
i dunno y i said that. I am not even qualified enough to comment on something like that.
my bad.
yes it depends on "number of credits completed towards degree" as you say and on "work term level":
http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/pdfs/weekly_salary_survey_2007.pdf
resu
Jan 12th, 2009, 06:03 PM
I want to see you spit.

Spit on a Caltrain in Palo Alto and it'll carry it to Mountain View :D
spazzamatic
Jan 13th, 2009, 08:06 AM
Google wouldn't just hire at a specific university, especially Ryerson. I'm sure if you have good marks and the employer likes you it wouldn't really matter if you went to Ryehigh or Waterloo.

but Microsoft does =P HAHAHAH
coolspot
Jan 15th, 2009, 03:46 PM
Wow, lots of misinformation here.

They have been no layoffs. They are not renewing contracts for their contractors. The whole idea behind having contractors is that you can easily get rid of them once the contract is done.


Once again, no full time staff are being laid off. As for interns, they are still hiring, but it's essentially a hiring freeze for full time.

The cuts are here, and hiring will be reduced: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/changes-to-recruiting.html#links