I am in second sem of my Masters and last sem a bunch of companies approached for full time (when I was not looking for full time) including: Amazon, Disney, Unity, Grubhub etc. but I declined to go further in their process as I will be graduating later this year and rather needed a summer internship for now. So there was clash in timelines. Then, I applied for internships & every f-ing company including the ones which approached me for senior full time roles rejected me. Everyone but Google... for which I interviewed for 4 months (including host matching). But then the host chose someone else. So now that is gone too. I will be graduating in Dec this year, when is the best time to start applying for full-time? Coz, I know when I need them, they will disappear :p
Apply now. Why wait?
Most companies say they want someone to join within next 2-3 months. So, I am confused.
You can negotiate that when you get the offer. You could work part time to finish your degree, switch to evening classes etc. If the hiring manager wants to fill his req, you can join and then go on leave of absence. Many options that you can work out with HR, once you get hired