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Google work experince?

  • 15-06-2013 01:09PM
    #1
    DublinArnie
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    Did anyone do any work experince at Google? What do you do there? :p Would they even accept work experince offers?


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  • #2
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    They do accept work experience students in Google(1 week I think). You won't really be doing any work, it'll be like a 1 week tour where they tell you about careers in IT, get to talk to people who work there and you'll get like some little project or something.

    I tried to get work experience in Google when I was in TY but as far as I knew then, you had to know somebody there. So I went with Microsoft. It's extremely hard to get into but if you're interested in that see this thread. It's not open yet for next year I think.

    Both are realy good fun if you have any interest in computers or just technology in general.

    But last year, a friend of mine in TY did work experience in Google and I don't think he knew anybody there. I could ask him for you later.


  • #3
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    They do accept work experience students in Google(1 week I think). You won't really be doing any work, it'll be like a 1 week tour where they tell you about careers in IT, get to talk to people who work there and you'll get like some little project or something.

    I tried to get work experience in Google when I was in TY but as far as I knew then, you had to know somebody there. So I went with Microsoft. It's extremely hard to get into but if you're interested in that see this thread. It's not open yet for next year I think.

    Both are realy good fun if you have any interest in computers or just technology in general.

    But last year, a friend of mine in TY did work experience in Google and I don't think he knew anybody there. I could ask him for you later.
    Oh alright, thanks for the information! :D What do you do in microsoft? I heard there are over 400 appliciants per year and only about 70 get accepted.


  • #4
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    DublinArnie wrote: »
    Oh alright, thanks for the information! :D What do you do in microsoft? I heard there are over 400 appliciants per year and only about 70 get accepted.

    I think there were over 600 in 2011 and like 10% got accepted.

    It's pretty much the same, tours, experience talking to people in different areas of IT, good food etc. etc.

    I did it during my mid term and I'm still happy I did :)


  • #5
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    I think there were over 600 in 2011 and like 10% got accepted.

    It's pretty much the same, tours, experience talking to people in different areas of IT, good food etc. etc.

    I did it during my mid term and I'm still happy I did :)
    Ah cool, did you mention it in your CV? XD


  • #6
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Oops sorry, I was going to get back to you on that.

    I asked my friend and unfortunately it was arranged by the school for the student who got the highest JC result. Sorry Arnie.

    I think it's more of a who you know thing and programme that works with certain schools.


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  • #7
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    Oops sorry, I was going to get back to you on that.

    I asked my friend and unfortunately it was arranged by the school for the student who got the highest JC result. Sorry Arnie.

    I think it's more of a who you know thing and programme that works with certain schools.
    It's alright. I might have work experince with a Therapist arranged soon(friend of a friend), really interested in the Psychological field so this would be a huge win :D.


  • #8
    legocrazy505
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    I know my cousin knows someone from Google. I thought there would be stuff on Google's pages but there wasn't much for TY work experience.

    My cousin works with IBM as a freelance though so I'll probably go there for a week, their work experience seems very similar to other companies too, you get to go round to different departments and spend a day with one of the employees.

    All the companies like IBM, Google and Microsoft seem hard to get into though unfortunately. I tried looking around for game developers too but I could only find indie iOS ones which I don't really have an interest in, I know Bioware have offices in Ireland but they are just support...


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