<p>See the full list of [of top 25 picks by job recruiters]( <a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_2</a>) in the WSJ.</p>
<p>Not a huge surprise that large public powerhouse schools are ranked higher due to their massive alumni networks. Still, pretty happy with the position we’re in considering the type of competition it’s against. We’re also among the smallest schools on that list, too.</p>
<p>And for those who ask about specific schools within CMU, here’s some of the breakdown:</p>
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<p>Love those majors :D</p>
<p>The interesting point and reality of this latest “best list” is that the list contains all large (LARGE) public institutions plus Cornell (largest Ivy) and Carnegie (Larger than technie competitors: CalTech and MIT).</p>
<p>Recruiters get more bang for their buck with a larger (LARGE) number of students to see in a short time frame and a LARGE resume book from graduating seniors.</p>
<p>Recruiters aim to recruit at Large schools over small LACs-- so this list tells little about whether they actually HIRE from those schools.</p>
<p>The real complement (catch the pun) to Carnegie is making it to another list that circulated a few months ago showing schools with the largest financial return on tuition investment! Meaning not only did CMU graduates connect with recruiters, but CMU alumni get the jobs and the $$ post graduation. Few of those large public schools on this new list correlate to the earlier list. One noticeable difference was that the financial return list shows all but one Ivy league school (Cornell), Carnegie, Stanford, MIT…no surprises-- CMU is a great education. </p>
<p>I’m curious-- how many current students find their summer and full time jobs from TOC and BOC – ??</p>
<p>many students receive job offers and internships via the TOC / BOC. For freshmen and sophomores there is probably a better chance of finding some research or desk job through tartantrak. The reason for this is that most of the recruiters at the job fairs are strictly looking for juniors / seniors.</p>
<p>That said, it is not impossible to at least get an interview as an underclassman. This is true especially at the career fair in the spring, after you’ve had another semester to get some more courses and (hopefully good!) grades under your belt…<em>prays to god I do well in operating systems this semester</em></p>
<p>If at all possible, try and bring a suit with you to college, if for no other reason than the TOC / BOC. If for whatever reason you cant, the career center will dress you up for the day. But it’s nice to have your own.</p>
<p>So my S was/is ill and missed the TOC (darn- suit was all ready!)…how likely is he to find a summer internship through Tartantrak?</p>
<p>Also, anyone successful in landing an interview by sending resumes/cover to the listed contacts on the TOC site if you didn’t connect in person with recruiters?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the EOC is held every spring semester (first week of February) and is pretty much like TOC but more tailored for internships. Many students get their internships then it’s still early to those of you worried about internships. </p>
<p>It doesn’t hurt to browse TartanTrak and apply early, though. Some of the more competitive internships start their processes quite early (i.e. Google, Facebook, Microsoft)</p>
<p>Dear Sony’s game design department recruiters:</p>
<p>Please hire me. I will make you delicious coffee and sexy interfaces.</p>
<p>That is all.</p>
<p>@mom: a kid on my best friend’s floor last year got an interview with Apple through that route. But I think it is pretty rare, he was pretty much The Apple Guy and we all sort of knew he’d get an internship somehow. I think most people get hooked for real jobs/internships at the EOC, as Noblerare pointed out.</p>
<p>Son, who is currently a junior CS major, had some interviews after attending the TOC last year. But things really started happening after the career fair in February, which he attended. Although he spoke to recruiters at both the TOC and the February career fair, he said that applying to internships through Tartantrak seemed to work best for him, and he had a number of offers. Nevertheless, he ended up taking an internship where the interview process began because of a referral by another CS student.</p>
<p>Son, who graduated this year with a CS major, got an internship after freshman year outside the CMU umbrella by applying directly to an international company whose headquarters were 15 minutes from our home. He then returned to the same company (IT department) the next two summers.</p>
<p>For jobs, however, his contacts were either via the senior resume book or TartanTrak, not really the TOC or EOC. He was invited for several visits over senior year and is now working for a top 100 company in Silicon Valley. </p>
<p>I do agree that students should really get serious about internships by December if possible; don’t wait until the EOC. Many of the top companies post plenty of info online about internships, including due dates.</p>