By: Anna Bagirovb
Last spring, recruiters from Google paid their first-ever recruiting visit to San Jose State University, snatching up four graduates of the the Management Information Systems (MIS) department in the College of Business.
The company hired Alex Khajehtoorian, Kobi Laredo, Marcos Ramirez and Ed Saucedo, all class of 2010, into its highly competitive Internal Technology Residency Program. The program is a 26-month immersion into end-to-end support for Google’s massive internal IT systems.
Google worked with the campus Career Center to specifically target its recruiting effort, validating the program’s reputation for providing excellent training at the intersection of technology and business. The company plans to expand its recruiting at SJSU, according to the Career Center. “This shows that we are current and relevant,” said department chair Timothy Hill. “It proves that our students can compete with all the other students in the area.”