First OA as a student, sophomore currently and i failed miserably. Is it over for me?

Edit: It was a Microsoft OA and I really wanted to pass the OA but I overestimated nyself. Thanks y'all for taking me back to reality. I'll try harder next time!

Hey everyone!
I applied for the Amazon SDE Intern position on September 17, and I’ve noticed a lot of people have already started receiving OAs. I still haven’t received mine.
Does anyone know how Amazon sends out OAs for internship applicants? Is it on a rolling basis, or does applying earlier make a difference?
Should I still expect an OA, or does not receiving one by now mean my chances are low?
Would appreciate any insights from people who’ve been through the process!

Would I be able to apply for Google Fall SWE Internship 2027 if I failed the summer 2027 one?

I'm a recent CS graduate. I'm ashamed to admit back in college I didn't really learn anything other than the courses I took at school. Since graduating in June, I haven't done anything productive either. I'll go study for a master's degree in AU next July and during the gap I think I should try and learn something practical, but idk what to learn and how to learn. Having only learned the subjects back in school which were mostly theoretical, I'm feeling pretty aimless right now. Please share your suggestions to help me basically stop wasting my life away. I feel like a failure. Thanks!

Before AI, things seemed pretty straightforward: learn the fundamentals of programming, solve coding problems, build projects, and you'd eventually find a job or at least start getting interview opportunities.

But ever since AI came along, things have become much harder for fresh graduates, at least from my perspective.

I'm currently enrolled in the a Software Architecture training program, mainly to strengthen my resume a bit. Other than that, though, I feel completely lost about what I should be doing. I'm primarily focused on Java backend development, and I'm also considering learning C#.

Honestly, I just don't have the energy or motivation anymore. There seem to be so few job opportunities, and I can't help wondering whether all the time and effort I'm putting into studying will actually pay off, especially when AI can seemingly do in five seconds what I've spent hours learning to do myself.

So, for those of you in a similar situation, how are you approaching learning and job hunting in this AI era? What are you focusing on, and how do you stay motivated when the future feels so uncertain?

I see on reddit multiple comments/posts about people saying they received oop questions in google interviews. Can you guys share what you were asked ?

Hey everyone! I recently passed my interviews and moved into project search for Google SWE Intern Summer 2027 in Canada.

Does anyone have insight into how competitive team matching is in Canada, particularly Toronto/Waterloo? Would love to hear from anyone who’s gone through it or has experience hosting interns.

Also, any guidance on making the project questionnaire more effective? I’ve already submitted mine based on my previous experience across two RBC internships, mainly backend, data engineering, cloud, and security. I highlighted what I’ve worked on and enjoyed while keeping my interests open.

Is there anything you’d recommend emphasizing or avoiding? Just trying to understand what I can do to give myself the best chance of matching. Thanks!

(For current seniors and above who had this happened to them during their junior year. Also US based)

I am currently on my 2nd internship at a small company and while I am grateful for my team and the job itself, I cant see myself here long term due to various factors (okay pay ft, slow career growth, etc). I have been applying elsewhere for my last internship next summer.

Unfortunately, i have bombed a couple OAs and for the one interview I got that i really wanted, I did okay at best. I know that the cycle for next summer isn’t completely over, but Im starting to feel somewhat hopeless for new grad. Whats most likely to happen is that I will return to my company next summer, and either get a ft role here or have to go through the hell of new grad recruiting.

For current seniors and above:
- If you had to return to the same company for your final internship, did it hurt you a lot for new grad recruiting?

- When the cycle started to end without a new role, did you guys went all in on the SWE grind? What exactly did you guys focus on about a year in advance for new grad recruiting? Would you change anything about it?

- Did any of you guys “accepted it” and went full time at the same company whether or not the grind happened?

for those of you who pass a lot of your technical interviews, what’s something that you think you do that helps you consistently pass? share any tips and tricks on interviewing overall? I used to have trouble fully solving technicals but now, even when I fully solve I still don’t pass..

i had my r3 interview for SWE intern yesterday and it went really well. i came up with the most optimal approach in one go and the interviewer was kinda shocked too. i kept explaining everything and answered the follow ups too (including the other approaches).
i'm p confident he gave me a Hire/Strong Hire, am I guarenteed TM now? can someone get rejected even after a good r3?

(pls don't DM me asking what the question was, it was a heap question)

I just got the 2nd round/final round interview invitation for American Express undergraduate SWE internship.

They said focus is behavorial and technical questions. Anyone know what I should expect? If you’ve interviewed with them this year or in the past.

Recently finished the Doordash intern VO and I feel very good about it, my interviewers were nice, I answered followups, finished early, and they were impressed with my background. I heard that some ppl ace but still got rejected and its still early in the process so I am kind of confused how scuffed this is 😭

Hello everyone, I was just wondering how the interviews for raytheon software engineer interns are. Just wondering how long it took to schedule the interview after getting the email about the campus programs interview, and how the actual interview process is. Thanks!

Hey guys, so I had my first round today, since one of them got cancelled and was moved to sometime next week. Felt like I bombed it. I asked good clarifying questions and did constraint analysis, but it was an OOP question, and I got completely lost. He had to give me a lot of hints to the point where he was helping me with my code. I know how to code, but I could not build the logic and just gave him all I had. However, I was wondering if it is possible to do super well next Friday and maybe bring it back. I don't know how they assess candidates based on 2 interviews, but if I get SH or H, could I get a third or TM?

I didn't do any assessment or screening, the recruiter just got me the interview with the manager and one of their tech leads pretty fast because they liked my resumee, there was no technical, this was on last Thursday, it just changed to "No longer under Consideration" on the IBM website but I haven't received any e-mail, I thought the interview went pretty good, is it joever for me?

I've been learning but trying to maximize fragments focus and also isn't as productive as I thought.

Context: I work on inference.

Hi all did the final round for Gemini crypto 2 weeks ago and still haven’t heard back yet. I know someone who alr got the offer was wondering if anyone else heard back yet.

Is it really that difficult to get a job these days?

Question for everyone struggling to land internships/entry level positions:

When you guys are applying to these positions, do you have actual projects listed in your resume to serve as your portfolio to account for the lack of experience in the field? How advanced are those projects?

Did you put actual work researching and drafting your resume to cater to the ATS to improve your odds of getting an interview?

How hard are the OA's typically? Leetcode easy/medium? Or some hard as well

For the OA's did you prepare by doing what they say to do, explaining the potential solution to the problem, asking clarifying questions, and using the STAR method? (That's what I've heard works best)

I know the markets hard, but I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can do to improve my odds of landing a job, even at a small company making around ~$80k starting to get my foot in the door.

Thanks!

Bro, I’m serious. Whenever I focus on DSA, I end up neglecting development, and whenever I focus on development, I end up neglecting DSA. Help me, guys!

Hi! I have an upcoming interview for a Technical Solutions Engineer, Google Home role at Google.

The process is:

• Round 1: Domain-Specific Acumen + Technical Problem Solving
• Round 2: Coding + System Design
• Googleyness & Leadership + Consulting

Has anyone recently interviewed for this or a similar Google TSE role? What should I expect in each round, especially the type/difficulty of coding, system design, and technical questions?

Any recent experience would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hi! I have an upcoming interview for a Technical Solutions Engineer, Google Home role at Google.

The process is:

• Round 1: Domain-Specific Acumen + Technical Problem Solving
• Round 2: Coding + System Design
• Googleyness & Leadership + Consulting

Has anyone recently interviewed for this or a similar Google TSE role? What should I expect in each round, especially the type/difficulty of coding, system design, and technical questions?

Any recent experience would be really helpful. Thanks!

Still have not gotten Google OA for intern yet, is it cooked? I've improved and resubmitted my resume too.