I agree that April is later than nearly anywhere else; but I’m also not convinced that January would be better than November. I basically agree with this post but I think people should do their own research on what they’re competing with rather than just deciding on January on the basis of this post.
That’s a great point! The exact deadlines differ for each sector. But orgs get a slight advantage for being the first to give out offers, and a massive disadvantage for being the last to give out offers, so it’s better to skew earlier than later (if operationally possible).
I’ve updated the post to say “EA orgs should accept Summer 2023 interns by January” in response to this comment.
It’s not obvious to me that January is correct. For instance, at Yale, more than two thirds of CS majors received their full time job offers in December or earlier (most of these are likely in the tech industry). You often don’t have very long to reply to these offers so I wouldn’t be surprised if many had to accept prior to January.
I agree that April is later than nearly anywhere else; but I’m also not convinced that January would be better than November. I basically agree with this post but I think people should do their own research on what they’re competing with rather than just deciding on January on the basis of this post.
That’s a great point! The exact deadlines differ for each sector. But orgs get a slight advantage for being the first to give out offers, and a massive disadvantage for being the last to give out offers, so it’s better to skew earlier than later (if operationally possible).
I’ve updated the post to say “EA orgs should accept Summer 2023 interns by January” in response to this comment.