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I had a total of 21 interviews at Apple (oh which 4 were phone interviews). Was not hired in the end. I would not recommend it...
These sorts of stories point to it still being an excellent job market for employers. In a market that was more favorable to employees, there'd likely be less interviewing and more provisional hiring.
Also, the ML meetup in Zurich has 2000 members, which is a lot for a small town like Zurich (http://www.meetup.com/Zurich-Machine-Learning/).
Salaries are huge (7000 CHF - 12.000 CHF after taxes) and the living standard is very high. I am well-connected in the tech-scene in Zurich and if you're thinking of moving here and need support, send me a message (e-mail is in my HN-handle). Disclosure: I am a tech-recruiter.
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As a Romanian, that sounds great! Does the Swiss tech scene have any life in it? I mean, apart from Google's offices and the like (I would personally like to avoid big corporations, mostly). I'm asking because as seen from Eastern Europe industrial powerhouses like Germany and Northern Italy look like they're at least 10-15 years back when it comes to IT (Berlin excluded).
Some Swiss IT-highlights include: - The biggest Google software engineering office outside California (around 2000 employees). - Logitec, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco - ETH university - Many ETH-spinoff/startups: Doodle, Bitspin (bought by Google), Teralytics, Archilogic, Fashwell, Getyourguide, Numbrs and I surely forgot many others. It is a great place to live and is the only place where net-salaries are on par with New Y…
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I also used to think that, and in the long-term I agree, and I have (i) done a startup in Europe (failed for lacking of funding) (ii) worked for a European startup (Prezi). But right now I work for Facebook (in London), and this is a good thing. You can go to these places and learn a lot, a lot more than what you can figure out on your own with your friends sitting in a garage or at one of the moderately successful E…
I agree it's a good learning opportunity for individuals, but I still hope Europe will be able to produce new large, successful tech companies in the future. Right now a lot of the value is captured by US companies
The Brexit might throw us back ten years.
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In London, Google was paying GBP 70-80K, same for Skype/Microsoft.
That seems low for London since it's also a city with high living costs... Do they give any other extra benefits, or what about bonus/stock?
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That seems low for London since it's also a city with high living costs... Do they give any other extra benefits, or what about bonus/stock?
Surely there is a big range of salary from intern -> managing director? Does "the mean" matter in this discussion?
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Not at all. Germany is one of the most tech/dev friendly country, especially if you are outside web dev. I see a lot of C++ engineering opportunities there. If only it was an English speaking country, and they had a sun... (It's a shame that we don't have a good English speaking country in whole Europe...) ;)
I hear the English can speak English quite well
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Not at all. Germany is one of the most tech/dev friendly country, especially if you are outside web dev. I see a lot of C++ engineering opportunities there. If only it was an English speaking country, and they had a sun... (It's a shame that we don't have a good English speaking country in whole Europe...) ;)
I hear the English can speak English quite well
A good sign of commitment by Google to their Zurich office - recently the Swiss papers had stories of Google looking towards building their London office, due to limitations in acquiring work permits for staff in Switzerand. This news somewhat contradicts it; Zurich really is an attractive location for talent to flock toward.
That being said, I'm pretty sure this is almost an entirely tax based move. By doing this, they now have a way to spend a bunch of the money they have "stranded" in Europe.