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Stanford Computer Science Grads Getting $95k Offers From Google
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on January 30, 2008
Google and Facebook are fighting hard to hire this years crop of computer science graduates, we’ve heard, and ground zero is Stanford. Most of the class of 2008 already have job offers. Last year, salaries of up to $70,000 were common for the best students. This year, Facebook is said to be offering $92,000, and Google has increased some offers to $95,000 to get their share. Students with a Masters degree in Computer Science are being offered as much as $130,000 for associate product manager jobs at Google.
Apparently the popular Facebook Applications class is getting a lot of attention from other startups, too. Slide and RockYou are both recruiting hard. One source says that RockYou is approaching students and telling them they aren’t hiring them, they’re “acquiring” their applications and will let them continue to work on them after graduation. That is, of course, some serious smoke blowing - any code they’ve been working on in the class is likely to be shelved by RockYou. Still, it’s a great way to recruit by making these students feel like they’re entering into an M&A transaction.
“Lesser” degrees in math or statistics are fetching just $40k - $50k, which still isn’t bad for a first year salary.
Something tells me the Pitzer students who’ve taken the YouTube class aren’t getting the same types of offers.
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