What are some ece jobs?

Should a second year ECE student pursue jobs at core companies or top software companies like Google or Microsoft?

• I am a second year ece student from india. i am in a dilemma whether to go for core companies or top software companies. if i must go for the software side how must i prepare for the questions that will be asked during their interview?

• Answer:

  Core Companies or Software Companies: I believe that you have asked this question because of your interest in changing the field. Remember that nobody selects the right path for them in life always in the first attempt. If you have chosen a path and if you feel that you need to change it, then you have to change it. There is nothing wrong in changing the field. In fact, it is better to be in the field which you like rather being in the field which you have chosen without much awareness. Preparation for software companies: 1) C Every software professional must know C. You can learn it from the following books. "The C Programming Language - Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie" "Let Us C - yashwant kanetkar" From the perspective of the written exams in campus interviews, you should read the following books. "Test Your C Skills - yashwant kanetkar" "Pointers in C - yashwant kanetkar" 2) C++ or Java Once you are comfortable with C, you have to learn one of the object oriented languages. 3) 'Data Structures and algorithms' is the main subject from where most of the interview questions come. I would recommend you to learn algorithms from the book "Introduction to Algorithms - Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest and Clifford Stein" From the perspective of the interview, you should read the following book. "Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy - Narasimha Karumanchi" 4) Online sources for problems in algorithms and data structures. http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ http://www.careercup.com/ 5) Join any one of the online coding websites and start coding. E.g., https://www.hackerrank.com/ http://www.codechef.com/ http://www.topcoder.com/ 6) Do participate in coding projects. E.g., http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2014 P.S: I am a B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineer. Currently, I am pursuing my M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering.