Ask HN: A master's thesis topic that will help me get a job at Google?

Posted by mrstefan on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.

What topic could I choose for my Master's thesis to learn a skill that will help me get a job at Google?

I'm not asking you to come up with an exact subject for me. I'm asking for some kind of guidance.

I know that Google tests the knowledge of graph theory quite strongly. Maybe it would be a good idea to write on something related to this topic?

I'm a computer science student.

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Re:Ask HN: A master's thesis topic that will help me get a j... by catacombs on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:21AM (#21594920)

How about writing a thesis that isn't just for getting a job at an overrated company and on a topic that could help other people?

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Re:Ask HN: A master's thesis topic that will help me get a j... by mrstefan on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:26AM (#21594995)

Why do you think it's overrated? Have you worked there?

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Re:Ask HN: A master's thesis topic that will help me get a j... by catacombs on Saturday November 23, 2019 @12:46PM (#21615339)

I've never worked there nor want to. I know plenty of people who've worked in and around the company, and they've painted a good portrait of company that isn't worth working for in 2019.

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Re:Ask HN: A master's thesis topic that will help me get a j... by emeraldx on Thursday November 21, 2019 @08:22PM (#21601622)

I feel your motivation is misdirected.

A Masters/PhD thesis should be in something you're interested in and deeply care about. More than getting a job, it should be about advancing the frontiers of available knowledge in a given field.

If you do really well employers would line up to hire you.

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