There have been many innovations in Silicon Valley over the past decade, but for people who aspire to work in the tech industry, perhaps the most transformative is the assembly line it has developed to accommodate new summer interns and spit out highly paid software engineers. Tech companies are so desperate for talent that instead of hiring only for specific positions, many make a “return offer” to every intern who meets certain skill levels.
Dylan Castillo, 21, knew the drill. He completed an internship at Alphabet, Meta, Figma And Band and graduated in May from Cornell University with a degree in computer science. In November, Alphabet Inc. told him he was qualified for full-time employment. Then Castillo met the new Big Tech. For several months, Google’s parent company hesitated to offer him a team. That gave him a “we’ll get back to you” update in January. Finally, in March, a few weeks later dismissal of 12,000 employeesthe company canceled its offer.
