Hi All, I came across a university graduate position at META that aligns well with my background. It's located in Menlo Park, CA, or New York, NY. If any of you could assist me with a referral, I would be immensely grateful. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. #referral #meta #j...Read more
I have applied to the University Grad Qualitative UX Research position, and for two weeks, my application status has been under consideration. Can anyone help me connect with a Hiring Manager or UX Research Manager at Meta, Menlo Park, CA? #ux #UXResearch #jobhunt #design #interviews #ui/ux
I’m planning on applying to FAANG in a few months. I would love to move to the Bay Area or NYC. I was wondering if applying to these locations (Google Mountain View, Meta Menlo Park…) would reduce my chances compared to applying to smaller cities (more competitive). Background: recently graduated f...Read more
Looking for a referral for a finance associate position in Menlo Park. Disclosure: I do not work for equinox fitness - only did for a short amount of time as a part time gig. I am CFA level I + MSc in Finance from a top university, have investment banking background and currently working for a tech...Read more
Recently received a new grad offer from Facebook (through interviews) and they seemed to be completely closed to negotiation. I mentioned that I had competing offers that were much higher than FB’s, but the recruiter said they rolled out their highest offer this year and wasn’t even interested in th...Read more
Asking for a friend: Which would be a more preferable option? MS CS, Tier 2 University, 2 years work ex in India Facebook E3 (New Grad, Menlo Park): 123k Base, 160k RSU (4years), 70k joining bonus, TC 1st year: 252,800 Amazon SDE 2 (Seattle): 155k Base, bonus $92,800 (Year 1), bonus $66,300 (Y...Read more
Hi! Currently a junior in university deciding where to intern for my junior year summer. I was lucky enough to receive two offers: Meta in Menlo Park, CA and Amazon (AWS) in NYC. But I can't decide between them. The most important thing to me is the return to new grad offer. Meta has been untrustwo...Read more
Relo: Intuit Current commute: 1h 15m Some houses in the South Bay look so cool, but then you go inside and it hasn’t been updated since ‘91. I’ve typically seen this in rental markets near universities, where landlords don’t really need to update to be competitive. I know it could seem petty, and ...Read more
Houses with high school ratings are so much more expensive. You can buy much better house in Redwood City vs Sunnyvale. Do people look beyond just one number? Or do they care about equity? Here are my personal stories. My friends kids graduated from an IB program in Sequoia High School (6/10). It h...Read more
Recently got an offer from Amazon Palo Alto (the office is in downtown). TC - 410K, YOE - 4 I have the option of staying in Palo Alto Downtown paying ~4K in rent or staying in Mountain View/Menlo Park and paying ~2K in rent with a flatmate. Most of my friends at Google/Facebook seem to be doing th...Read more
If you want to understand the biggest problem in Canadian tech right now, ask someone who jumped from a Canadian company to an American one how their life has changed. You’ll probably get one of two answers. One of them is about money. A Toronto-based engineer who spoke to The Globe and Mail recentl...Read more