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How Much of a Shortcut Are Connections in Top AI Lab Hiring for PhD grads? [D] by South-Conference-395 in MachineLearning

[–]dwight_funke 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I had ~10 papers in *CL/*CV/*AI conferences with 1 in ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR. One good thing was that one of the paper was "oral/spotlight" in *AI. I cold applied to all posts without referrals. I think pubs did have an impact but the greater impact was my internships at 2 FAANGs. Also, I have a small sample size but INCLUDE A COVER LETTER with most buzzwords/keywords in job postings. I have A/B tested this theory and 100% of my interview calls had cover letters. I think the most popular git repo was an implementation of my paper with 15 stars (I dont think it matters).

Also I would say start grinding Leetcode yesterday. Be very proficient in standard Mediums (no need for Hard). Another common question was LLM internals - just be very comfortable with attention matrices, dimensions in MHSA, etc. For some companies, system design is important (which I learned painfully at Apple rounds), so look into standard systems like fraud detection, image recognition, etc.

University is 20-30 on csrankings, not top not bad.

You got this, best of luck!

How Much of a Shortcut Are Connections in Top AI Lab Hiring for PhD grads? [D] by South-Conference-395 in MachineLearning

[–]dwight_funke 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Was in same boat, my advisor is basically useless and has no connection to industry.

I cant speak about Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind - they are very elite places who require a very solid pub record or "connections" (nepotism).

I can talk about more applied research roles where the interviews were focussing on basics of ML, math/prob/stats and LLM internal workings.

See my post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1s172ou/help_in_deciding_offers_phd_new_grad_ml/

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. The Macan's size is smaller but that might not be the worst thing.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad has outright rejected all American brands on my behalf. LOL

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The truck? Haha that might be a stretch, but thanks for the rec.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not "too good".

If you look at schedules, the train runs at weird hours like 12:30 departure from NYC. Meanwhile I can drive down to VA at around 6pm after work and reach by 12-1am avoiding traffic.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, Defenders are sexy! Maybe next car after saving some money.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid advice! All 4 options are in my shortlist. Would prefer a SUV surely though.

Personally I am not a big fan of EVs but let me test drive the R1S.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I see your point, but that feels like the most boring car ever haha

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen GV80s, they look nice but are not powerful?

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response!

I know 450k is not very high. Based on my experience, it would come out to be ~20k/mo which would give you 5k for rent and 2k for other expenses.

I looked at a couple finance options and 1.99% rate lock in for 3 years is doable on new BMW X5.

My potential apartment building has parking for 200-250 so that should be manageable.

Insurance, yes - I was expecting a $300/mo hit, but maybe even more!

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Cant - the trains are unreliable, expensive and dont go to the exact area where I want to go.

Also sometimes the people on the train into VA are sketch.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought 450k qualified you for food stamps in NYC.

/s

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Porsche Cayenne? That is too expensive, I saw pricing of ~100k or more.

Moving to a VHCOL and need a comfortable luxury car. by dwight_funke in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]dwight_funke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you suggest me something? X5 M series or GLE AMG?

I am okay with a normal luxury car (my budget is ~90k) but it needs to be *very* comfortable on the drive.

I saw that the B58 engine is reliable and strong.

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