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Sorry you feel that way...I'm part of the career advisory board and hosted about 15 students every year to speak with execs at Bloomberg (on the tech side). I can assure you that if you want to get a job at google, etc, the career center is just as happy to help you and can make inroads there.

Would love to talk to you more about this...pcortes at wes....

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If you look at the list of companies doing on-campus recruiting this year, there was only one (WH Trading) that was even vaguely related to tech/programming. Why is that? Is it because our compsci department is less well known (and smaller) than at other schools? Is it because the CRC doesn't do outreach to tech companies?

I've found the CRC really unhelpful in finding tech internships, and I assume it's the same for finding tech jobs. However, I understand it's probably not a priority given that the Econ department, for example, is about 20 times our size.

Startups don't have the resources of large companies to invest in on-campus recruiting efforts, and the CRC doesn't have the time/money to bring together a bunch of small companies. It's just easier to bring in the big players and try to employ as many students as you can.

That means it's up to you to speak up, use the tools at your disposal (linkedin, wescan) to find the people who are more than willing to help, and to make the opportunity for yourself.

As a Peer Career Advisor at the career center (and tech intern this summer in NYC), I can absolutely attest to the fact that the career center is all about helping students achieve whatever their goals are. The fact that finance and consulting are so much more prominent means more students come in asking for help with consulting and finance, but I'm sure we'll be working to encourage people to take a closer look at tech. There are so many opportunities for bright non-programmers, especially designers, that everyone needs to be aware of.

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