Insider Insight
Companies right now are adding "resume grilling" rounds where they dig into whether the experience on your resume is actually real. This is happening because so many people are leaning on AI to build projects or polish resumes without actually understanding what they're claiming, so companies are using these sessions to separate real skill from vibe-coded fluff.
Make sure you can defend everything on your resume, and assume someone is going to test you on it.
In this Issue:
Robotics Internship Pays Up to $65/Hour
Niantic Spatial just opened up a Robotics Engineering Intern role for Fall 2026. You'd be working at the intersection of learning-based systems and physical hardware, actually getting your hands on robots and pushing them toward full autonomy in how they move, navigate, and make decisions.
Get an Inside Look at Fidelity's Internship Program
Fidelity is running a 30-minute webinar called "The FIDTERN Experience" to give students an inside look at their 10-week internship program ahead of Summer 2027. You'll hear about the different career areas they hire into and get a real feel for the program before needing to submit an application.
Coinbase Next-Gen Networking Event
Coinbase's Emerging Talent team is hosting an in-person event called "Next-Gen Networking" in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 2nd at 6pm PT, to connect with students who want to break into the company.
You have to apply by 11:59pm PT on Wednesday, August 19th, and if you're selected, you'll hear back by Monday, August 24th.
Salesforce Just Opened New Grad Hiring
Salesforce has new grad openings live right now, including a Software Engineering AMTS role, that's Associate Member of Technical Staff, with spots in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Indianapolis, Seattle, Bellevue, and Dallas. They've also got an Associate Product Manager role starting Summer 2027, based in San Francisco.
Remote New Grad SWE Opening at Quora
Quora has a New Grad Software Engineer role open on their Machine Learning Platform team, and it's fully remote. Quora is privately held and runs remote-first, meaning this role can be done from anywhere in the US or Canada with zero relocation required.
That's this week's brief. Whether you came for the internships, the recruiter intel, or the assessment debrief, the students who get ahead are the ones who actually act on what they read.
So go register, go apply, go fix whatever your last assessment exposed. I'll see you next week.