Is it harder to get into Google,MSFT, Facebook in INDIA compared to other countries (USA,UK, GERMANY)?

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Elon_Tusk

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Dec 28, 2019 57 Comments

Note: i am a third year undergraduate cs student in tier 3 college.

Asking this question because ...

1) I noticed that people from my college and other colleges (in india) who didn't even get good internships or jobs(or got jobs in tier 3 companies), after completing master in USA, they got job offers from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon.

So, how suddenly they got these good offers if they were getting shitt jobs before.

2) I have seen people (who are not in india) posting on BLIND(sometimes on LeetCode too)that how they got google offers after completing 100-150 LC.
( I have seen maximum 500-600 LC)

But in INDIA, people who got google offers right after college or after 1,2 years of experience are Master in codeforces, or they have done 1500-2000 problems on different sites(like hackerrank, codeforces,codechef,hackerearth).

MEANS they are master in competitive programming.

And 1500-2000 problems are far more than 150-300 LC(which often people post on blind)

Is it because there is too much competition in india.

So, if i want to get into google, should i apply for google Munich, Zurich, London instead of google india??

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  • Qualcomm / Eng
    qcomSam

    Go to company page Qualcomm Eng

    qcomSam
    Don't know about other companies in US, but Amazon is like TCS for US students, every other guy who has done MS has an offer from them πŸ˜‚.
    Dec 28, 2019 1
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      Elon_Tusk

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      OP
      Couldn't agree more, everyday there are two three post on LinkedIn about getting a job at Amazon(specially from Indian students)πŸ˜‚
      Dec 28, 2019
  • Atlassian / Eng
    vlbB71

    Go to company page Atlassian Eng

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    Flipkart, Dell
    vlbB71
    I am from Bangalore. I can somewhat agree with you.
    Have attended G before. Post that, I have received multiple calls from G in last two years. But I prefer applying to other locations for G than India.
    Dec 28, 2019 11
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      Lodestar

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      Lodestar
      Awesome! Thanks for replying. I tried honeypot.io for Germany jobs. Do u think its good? Spoke to Zalando recruiter also. It seems they'll offer ~65k euros and people advise to take it to land in germany and then try for other jobs. Btw I'm SDE III in cisco with 10 yoe. Do u suggest anything other than stackoverflow.com/jobs ?
      Dec 29, 2019
    • Atlassian / Eng
      vlbB71

      Go to company page Atlassian Eng

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      Flipkart, Dell
      vlbB71
      70k - EU. Only cash no stock.
      YOE - 6.
      Dec 29, 2019
  • Facebook / Eng
    mallu

    Go to company page Facebook Eng

    mallu
    What @scheme said. Another way to get into these companies is to work your way up, gaining experience and reputation (like a RPG).
    That's what I did, took me 5yrs.
    Dec 28, 2019 4
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      Elon_Tusk

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      @mallu, Great!!!,
      Did you apply for Facebook India or somewhere else??
      And are you working in India (i am feeling that you might be at Facebook London, Singapore)

      If else where, than how did you apply there?
      Please reply it will be really helpful!!πŸ™πŸ»
      Dec 28, 2019
    • Facebook / Eng
      mallu

      Go to company page Facebook Eng

      mallu
      I'm in Facebook London! I didn't apply, a FB recruiter reached out to me.
      Dec 28, 2019
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    scheme

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    Started blind to get some break from work. Now, I work to get some break from blind.
    scheme
    You could solve all the problems there are and still not get in. So many other factors are at play during an interview.

    I bet competition is definitely a factor in India. Not just for G but for most companies. Doesn't hurt to apply to the locations you've mentioned. If you're from a tier 3 college like you say then getting a call from G can also be an issue considering the amount of applications they receive from tier 1 and 2.
    Dec 28, 2019 3
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      scheme

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      Started blind to get some break from work. Now, I work to get some break from blind.
      scheme
      Check if they have hiring events in India. Don't think Google has them but Amazon has a lot of hiring events at least in the US. Getting an interview through such events is probably easier.
      Dec 28, 2019
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      Elon_Tusk

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      @scheme, thanks!!
      But you thought right, google (or any company) don't have events in India
      Dec 28, 2019
  • AILENS
    _xkcd_

    AILENS

    _xkcd_
    I had the exact similar observation. Hiring bar in US is way lower than India(probably because of the demand/supply ratio). Having said the it’s kind of like a fat tail distribution. The smartest people in US in a company are way smarter than anyone in the same company in India.

    Moreover I would suggest that try not to optimize for a particular company but rather what you want to work on.
    Dec 28, 2019 1
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      Elon_Tusk

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      OP
      True, i also feel the same!
      Dec 28, 2019