Google internship vs research internship
Jan 31, 2021
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(asking for a friend)
I have got my Google India SWE internship offer last week, and have to sign offer letter by this week. I'm planning to apply for research internships abroad and want to go for a research internship (so that I can do MS later.).
What should I do now?
Should I sign the offer letter and refuse later to the recruiter if I get a research internship?
Does Google blacklist people who do this? (Reneg offers)
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Research Internship -> Top 10 MS CS -> Google FT
In the first path, you get internship experience plus possibly pre placement offer which can serve as backup. Could also look at internal transfer in few years. In the second path, the only upside is slightly better program.
Also, she wants to do MS because internal path is BS. It used to work earlier, but now since Google India is hiring tons, highly likely L1 route will get blocked.