How Much of a Shortcut Are Connections in Top AI Lab Hiring for PhD grads? [D]

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1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/South-Conference-395 · 2026-05-29 16:52

   How Much of a Shortcut Are Connections in Top AI Lab Hiring for PhD grads? [D]

   <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hi everyone.</p> <p>I'm trying to calibrate my expectations and would appreciate honest perspectives from people involved/ with experience in hiring at places like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, etc (haven't started interviewing yet).<…