Re:Palantir acquires Kimono
by misterrobot on Monday February 15, 2016 @04:59PM
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If you have the ability to intern at Palantir you have the ability to intern at any number of more responsible companies. Palantir has a bigger booth at the career fair, but I'd bet working at Apple or Uber is just as much of a resume boost at much less of a societal cost. (source: am a college student)
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Re:Palantir acquires Kimono
by whorleater on Monday February 15, 2016 @05:42PM
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Interning at Apple or Uber has much more stiff competition though. The barrier to entry for Palantir is remarkably low considering their pay, it's not surprising that college students apply for Palantir. (Source: am college senior)
Re:Palantir acquires Kimono
by ZanyProgrammer on Monday February 15, 2016 @06:16PM
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Will they hire you if you smoke pot? I hear college students sometimes do that.
Re:Palantir acquires Kimono
by jsprogrammer on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @03:16PM
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Thiel has an entire cannabis investment club.
Just rail on the hypocrisy if confronted.
Apple and Uber are not as much of a resume boost (in Silicon Valley, to a SV recruiter). Palantir is sort of on the level of quant finance / Dropbox 2 years ago.
Apple and Uber are hiring like crazy and so it's quite a lot easier to get in there as an intern than at Palantir (which is more selective).