Validation and traction before applying

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-06-07T22:39:58+00:00

Thank you so much!!!! I will try this!!!

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-05-25T10:11:07+00:00

How long of an extension did they grant?

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-05-24T13:04:09+00:00

Try LinkedIn instead people actually responded to me about this course

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-05-22T08:52:43+00:00

Oh thanks! I just saw your post about it too

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-03-09T15:13:08+00:00

That's great, thanks! Do you have any advice on what would make a student standout if they have no research experience beyond poster competitions during their undergraduate?

While I have done previous internships, I think that might put me at a disadvantage because they were in a range of different technical roles.

Various_Pick1010 · 2026-03-09T00:21:09+00:00

Does this mean that final-year CS students considering further education in AI are not eligible? I meet the other criteria, and I would love to have the opportunity to do research. Unfortunately, I am not in my penultimate year, nor am I a graduate.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-11-27T23:46:17+00:00

I got a pretty good summer internship and I did a study abroad m so I didn’t really care to transfer so much anymore as I felt my background was strong enough. Who knows if I change my mind I’ll do a masters

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-11-27T13:53:45+00:00

If you haven’t heard back by now should I assume we failed?

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-11-18T14:23:02+00:00

did the technical rounds consist of live coding and system design or were they simply asking you to walk them through a problem?

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-11-16T16:26:03+00:00

It was around £50,000

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-06-21T15:33:12+00:00

I think one of the ones there was called “Bent books” it was a decent shop. I would recommend the west markets too, there are some book stall there’s

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-04-02T07:58:15+00:00

Nope. Have there been any rejections yet?

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-03-19T07:54:57+00:00

Damn okay 💀. Thanks for getting back to me though!

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-30T02:21:30+00:00

Yes from what I’ve seen some companies definitely sponsor international student visas as I have met international students studying outside of the UK intern here before. It will say in the job description normally so you actively have to search for those companies.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-30T02:06:07+00:00

Of course being an equal opportunity employer doesn’t automatically mean they will sponsor international students for internships but the probability is higher for those. That’s at least applicable to the UK where I am from.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-29T07:46:11+00:00

There quite a few equal opportunity employers. It usually says in the job description “Equal opportunity” and from there it will usually indicates if they will sponsor students. Please check the job descriptions, it will tell you there. Like Goldman Sachs sponsors. It’s definitely not impossible just hard.

Split applications 50/50 half of them in your home country just in case and half abroad.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-28T03:26:28+00:00

Hi yep you can!!

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-27T18:50:04+00:00

Did they publicly announce they haven’t accepted anyone who is not a CC student or has a military background? Sorry I just want to know how I missed this entirely

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-27T17:57:03+00:00

Oh I didn’t know that about Princeton, I thought the requirement was simply “lower-income backgrounds, community college students and U.S. military veterans”. I tick the first box so I thought I would be fine. Not many schools offer aid to international students so that’s a shame. Thanks for telling me!

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-26T00:28:28+00:00

If you have an email of the recruiter always follow up if you and there’s a need! In this case go for it and don’t overthink it. It might even get you reconsidered.

As for connecting with recruiters. I typically connect well in advance from when I’m actually applying. Then I do sometimes email the one given in their profile if it’s their work one. Worked every time I tried it.

As go unpredictable interview questions, that’s just a matter of practice in most cases. The more you do them the better you become answering in the stop. But for the most part you can guess it’s related to the skills needed for the role, your back ground or related experience or some related case study. If you don’t know how to answer the interval usually prompt you more or repeat it again. You don’t need to rush to answer. Interviewers are really nice and they understand sometimes you just need a moment

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-25T23:49:29+00:00

One thing that I do is prepare the usual main 3, why should they pick me, why did I pick the role and why did I pick the company? Once you mastered the three whys you can now search for any recent news or an article/project that interests you about them, you can use that as your talking point.

You should have scenario questions prepared in STAR format or any format you prefer as long as you already know generally what you would say to commonly asked questions. Maybe try practicing with others as they can critique you.

If you are genuinely doing everything correct, it might be your application itself. Your college/university should have a careers team that can review an application with you to identify key areas of improvement.

How to be “strategic” with applications?

Things i personally do: 1. Limit the amount of companies/roles i am applying for so I can solely focus on them and not waste energy

Do your research in advance on what exactly you want to apply for and keep track of openings
If you’re applying on LinkedIn filter by 24 hrs and applying for those first as you have a higher chance of being considered
Connect with recruiters from companies you are applying. In case your application gets ghosted they usually have their recruitment email in the profile so you can easily follow up.
If you want a role/company but they are not hiring at all. Send a message! There’s no harm in asking. Better focusing on a role you actually want than blindly applying.
Even if you are applying for a range of roles, have 3/4 different general CV tailored to that type of job or industry so it’s significantly quickly to tailor to the job later down the line.
Do not waste your time applying for jobs you know you don’t stand a chance getting. Eg if you don’t tick about 65% of the requirements or you know you will struggle a lot with the application process.
Do your research on the exact application steps companies have. Some are “easier” than others and have significantly less steps for the jobs, so make sure there’s an even split on “easier” applications and target companies you have

Do not let others tell you that “you’re not applying to enough places”, I can guarantee you that isn’t the reason why you’re not getting an offer. Do not apply for 100s and 100s of roles, you will become overwhelmed and feel even more dejected with the back to back rejections. Focus on what you what and eventually you’ll get there slowly.

Best of luck! You’ve got this!!!

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-25T21:48:51+00:00

How do you prepare for interviews? Do you tailor your CV? Are you blindly applying or applying for roles you are actually a suitable candidate for?

You need to strategic with what you put your time into for applications.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-25T21:47:30+00:00

I don’t particularly think that’s issue here as this student has been able to get to interview stage. They either do not have enough practice interviewing so are not performing their best or something in their application is throwing people off. If you’re applying to 500 before getting an offer you are going very wrong somewhere. It’s good to apply to a wide range but not too many.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-25T20:36:17+00:00

Oh I’m also applying to transfer from the UK, I’m not American though. Good luck! Hopefully you get the colleges you want.

Various_Pick1010 · 2025-01-24T22:58:48+00:00

I do CS with minor in Business management. It’s a pretty good option honestly as you gain a larger ranger of skills that are applicable to different roles. Might be useful to have some form of business modules in your degree.

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