Computer Science majors after college...

csprof2000
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:34:57 +0000

"Well, I heard jobs like Google and Microsoft have brutal interviews… I mean, GPA and experience alone can’t get someone a job there, right? "
Well, no, but where you go to school won’t affect how tough the interview is.

“What are the chances of someone being laid off while they are employed? I don’t want to bust my ass during undergraduate/graduate school and find out sometime down the road that I’m going to be laid off from my job.”

The danger’s always there, but it’s not too likely if you have skills. And it’s no more likely to happen in CS than in ChemE or EE. Don’t worry about it.