Abhiram Bojadla was my student at Danforth Collegiate and graduated in 2012 to go to the University of Waterloo for Computer Engineering. He currently works as an Embedded Software Engineer for Apple at Apple HQ in California.
Part 1 discusses his transition to university, getting co-op jobs and beating 2000 applicants for the coveted Apple co-op job.
Part 2 will discuss what it's like working as an embedded software engineer at Apple
Part 3 (to be done at a later date) will be all about tips, tricks and stories from Abhiram's experience as an interviewer for Apple when he visits to University of Waterloo to recruit co-op students.
Part 1:
0:00 | Intro
0:27 | After high school to WaterlooGrades talkWaterloo Application
4:21 | Academic difficulty in university
5:43 | Balancing social/life, residence and academics
6:52 | Co-op work Terms. 1st co-op difficulties.
11:23 | 2nd co-op job. Navigation Technology app job.
18:40 | 3rd co-op job. SAP iOS developer.
23:49 | 4th co-op term. SAP California
25:55 | Apple extended co-op term (12 months). Extending graduation to stay at Apple.
30:38 | Interviewing for Apple as a co-op student
33:08 | Google vs Facebook vs Apple interview
36:01 | Did marks matter in interviewing for jobs?
41:39 | END