Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
Hey, I’m currently on F1 STEM OPT. I have one last chance remaining at the H1B lottery. I was recently referred to Google. I applied for their SWE position in NYC and Bay area. On my initial phone call with my recruiter, she told me that Google’s policy is that “they only hire people with two remai...Read more
I'm in the offer negotiation phase for SWE L4 at Google. I have ~8 months left on my OPT and may not be able to apply for H1B next year The entire process took quite long and my recruiter said it's fine and it looked like a generic ok response from the immigration team. Has anyone been in a similar...Read more
I got an offer from Google for SWE L4 in USA. I'm currently on my last year of opt, around 7 months remaining. Whenever I asked about visa, the recruiter always mentioned they should be fine to onboard me Should I let me manager / G know that I'll have to figure out other location options after I j...Read more
Hello! Has anyone else joined Google while already on stem opt? How did you get a I983 filled out? I have to submit one to my uni within 10 days of employment. I start next month. Any info would be appreciated. TC : 205 Y.O.E : 1
Hi folks, anyone here started work at Google while on STEM OPT ? How long did it take for BAL to get you your new I-983 that comes with change of employers? Note : I already have my stem EAD card Just need the new training plan from BAL google to submit to my DSO My start date is in 3 weeks - so w...Read more
Hi Blinders, My OPT is expiring in Feb 2019, but google contacted me if i was interested in a position in Mountain View and then also scheduled the phone Interview. I cleared the phone interview and the on-site is scheduled on 26th this month. I'm quite surprised that google scheduled the interview...Read more
I can't believe Google has STEM major preferred on their job description for assortment manager role. I'm a planner with a non-STEM major, I'd be great for the role but seeing this job posting is making me feel insecure about my skill sets and future. Dang.
“Google is expected to implement its new employee rating method, as part of which about 2% of employees are expected to be fired - about 3,500 jobs cut. But the bulk of the job losses stem from a significant change in the company's marketing and advertising division, among other things due to Google...Read more
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-01-09/science-jobs-technology-stem-majors "Most STEM graduates don’t work in STEM occupations. The Census Bureau reported in 2021 that a paltry 28% of STEM grads are working in these supposedly in-demand, highly paid and important STEM jobs. ... about hal...Read more
Have you heard of Harvey Mudd college? How would you rate it for STEM undergraduate courses? #meta #google #apple #netflix #nvidia #amazon
Which companies interview/hire individuals who are in their last year of OPT STEM and need an H1b? I’ve heard Google doesn’t. TC: 115K Role: BA #workvisa #h1b #opt #stem
Curious if anyone has had success with only undergrad degree (STEM, no citations) + 3 years of work experience (FAANG). TC 300k #workvisa #h1b #niw #eb2 #greencard #amazon #google #meta #criteria
Hi, I am a F1 STEM OPT student and my third attempt at H1B was unsuccessful. I only have 2 months left on my F1 visa. I am currently employed at Apple and my company doesn’t allow Day 1 CPT. Apple is offering to relocate to another country- location to be determined. What are the other options th...Read more
currently interviewing with google for a position in sunnyvale. i am currently on opt and will be applying for stem opt extension, one major requirement is i can only work for e-verified employer locations. would anyone please know if google sunnyvale is e-verified ? is there any successful stem opt...Read more
Does anyone know about this? What I heard recently was that some big techs (meta, google) are not hiring visa workers I'm on OPT (soon STEM OPT) with 1 YOE Base: 130k
Do FAANG companies allow its Non - STEM background employees to work on Day 1 - CPT Permit if in case H1-B visa does not gets selected for processing? #facebook #amazon #apple #netflix #google #h1b #stem #uscis #
I was under the impression that STEM courses are longer than 18 months. I recently found out that there are courses with 9 months and 12 months duration that would qualify of OPT! Wouldn’t it be better to move with a short STEM course instead of L1B transfers? What are the shortest STEM courses t...Read more
I have 2 YOE. TC 180k Will Google, FB, Uber, Lyft, Netflix etc.. consider an application from an international student with STEM OPT expiring in September 2021? #hiring #jobopening #recruiting
Hi guys! looking for some insights to options that big tech companies excercise (Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google) to retain the employees who are not selected for H1B and OPT/STEM OPT expires. Lets make it a useful conversation. @Apple @Google @Microsoft
I have worked at different companies and have 6 yoe with Berkeley degree For some reason, whenever I talk system designs in Google, I do not know what the heck they are talking about. I have been at Google for a year and delivered many critical stuff. But when scoped out and talking about the fores...Read more