Corporations

Computer science students are in demand at countless companies around the world. Here, you can find information about four major companies that hire CS majors.


Facebook

Facebook 'f' logo

"Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together."

Facebook's values are:

  • Impact
  • Boldness in solving problems
  • Fast-paced iteration of products
  • Community

For new hires:

To work at Facebook, you should have "1 or more years of experience with perl, java, php, python, or c++", previous software engineering experience, which can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, and have a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field.

As a new hire, you might work in advertising, data & analytics, enterprise engineering, virtual & augmented reality, infrastructure, security, or software engineering.

To learn more about Facebook, click here.

Google

Google 'G' logo

"Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful."

Google's values are:

  • Focus on the user and all else will follow
  • It’s best to do one thing really, really well
  • Fast is better than slow
  • Democracy on the web works
  • You don’t need to be at your desk to need an answer
  • You can make money without doing evil
  • There’s always more information out there
  • The need for information crosses all borders
  • You can be serious without a suit
  • Great just isn’t good enough

For new hires:

Recruiters at Google, usually look for "employees who have displayed high intelligence and who possess a fascination with developments in technology." They also look for "employees who can think outside the box and create innovative solutions to problems." There are also many techinical skills, such as coding, that are helpful for engineering and programming roles.

New hires could be "analyzing data, fixing code and bugs, reviewing code, writing code; can focus on multiple areas of google, like youtube, google search engine, adsense, etc.”

To learn more about Google, click here.

Intel

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"Delight our customers, employees, and shareholders by relentlessly delivering the platform and technology advancements that become essential to the way we work and live."

Intel's values are:

  • Quality
  • Risk taking
  • Inclusivity
  • Discipline

With these four values, the company is also equally result and customer orientated.

For new hires:

Intel is constantly searching for diverse backgrounds, creativity, innovation, and leadership. However, in landing an internship position, it is great to have a strong technological background for the related position and interpersonal/communication skills.

The type of work a new hire at intel would perform varies greatly. As an intern of any year, Intel places you into a close-knit team varying in size and integrates you into working on the current group project.

To learn more about Intel, click here.

Microsoft

Microsoft logo

"Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

Microsoft's values are:

  • Innovation
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • AI
  • Trustworthy Computing
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Accountability

For new hires:

Microsoft looks for "a strong desire to learn, intelligence, a passion for technology, a willingness to work hard, rock-solid skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to be the best" in their new hires. You should also have an ideo of what you want to achieve in your position and how your work will impact the world. Additionally, you should know about Microsoft and how it is impacting the community. Most importantly, just be you!

As a Microsft employee, you may test and review code, design and implement a product with your team, build cloud services Microsoft customers use, or assist in debugging.

To learn more about Microsoft, click here.