Looking for a Research Internship in Recommender Systems

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BTce72

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BTce72
Sep 17, 2020 9 Comments

Hi,
I am a Ph.D. student looking for a good research internship focused on Recommender Systems. What are the best companies to apply to? My eyes are on Spotify and Pandora for the moment and I am planning to contact them during the RecSys conference next week (I am presenting a long paper there).

Anyone is aware of other interesting opportunities?
Also, what should I prepare for a research internship interview? Do they focus on Data structures or more theory and ML (as an International this is going to be my first Internship in the US)?

I heard that referrals are the best option to land an Interview. I have already secured one for Google and Amazon but they did not post their 2021 Research internships yet so I am waiting. If anyone is willing to offer referrals I will be more than thankful.

#offer #tech #internship #referral #researchscientist #interviewquestions

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  • New
    charlink1

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    charlink1
    I wonder has OP got an internship in recsys area yet?
    Mar 13, 2021 3
    • New
      charlink1

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      charlink1
      I am an upcoming PHD student that wants to do ML and recsys in the US. I wonder can I ask a question about the industry and job opportunity? I wonder is there a lot of job/internship opening in the recsys area? How does it compare to computer vision?

      Becuase I am quite confused about the industry and really don’t know what to choose, recsys or computer vision for PHD study. Really OP can shed some light on what the industry is like for recsys?

      Thanks a lot.
      Mar 13, 2021
    • IEEE
      asqqw

      IEEE

      asqqw
      It's much better than computer vision. There's not a lot of competition. Most ML partitioner stay away from recommender systems as they feel intimidated by the uniqueness of the implementation, data is usually different etc..
      Opportunities are available. Most companies need recommender systems especially that in most cases RS are the money bringer for the company.
      Mar 14, 2021
  • Pandora
    rBhA61

    Go to company page Pandora

    rBhA61
    Hi, feel free to DM me. I work at Pandora
    Sep 17, 2020 0
  • Adobe
    OpqF38

    Go to company page Adobe

    OpqF38
    What university? What program?
    Sep 17, 2020 3
    • l’ENS or l’X? They are well recognized in the US. Opens lots of doors. You will have chances
      Sep 17, 2020
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      BTce72

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      BTce72
      OP
      No, I did not study in France. But you can say it is the equivalent of X in my country (Tunisia). It is a top 1 engineering school there accepting only Top 50 students each year but I doubt it will be recognized here.
      Anyways, what do you recommend to strengthen my chances of getting an interview at a good Lab apart from good publications?
      Sep 17, 2020