I reachedouttothatrecruiter, sendhim a longmessageaboutthefactthat I'm reallypassionateaboutlearning, and I knowthatthereisnothingrelevanttocomputerscienceonmyprofile.
But I attachedmyresumeandaskedhimwhethertherewereanyentranceofopportunitiesatYelpandbelieveitornot, sheactuallyresponded.
Andthat's how I gotmyyelpinterviewandthenfourinterviewroundslater, I hadanoffer.
Canyoubelieveit?
Yelpis a prettybigcompanyhereinSanFrancisco.
I gottoSiliconValleyfromthefirsttryandthenBesides, Yelpalsohadfourotheroffers, buttherewereallsmallstartups.
Andthen, intheendoftheday, I decidedThiogowithyellbecause I thoughtitwouldbeanamazingopportunitytoworry.
Gotsuch a greatcompanyandreallyput a lotofeffortintolearning a lotfromallthepeople I couldlearnfromthere.
Sothisishow I gotmyfirstsoftwareengineeraninternship, and I didn't acceptYelpguys.
I highlyhighlyrecommendanyonetotrytodoaninternship.