What Google wants: University of Waterloo students

When recruiting employees, the company with the world’s most used search engine looks to the University of Waterloo (uWaterloo). As one of the top ranking universities in Canada for innovation and entrepreneurship, it is evident that uWaterloo students are excellent candidates for Google. With its renowned engineering and computer science programs, the University of Waterloo is at the center of Canada’s technological advancements.

Steven Woods, the current engineering director of Google Canada, obtained his postgraduate degree and PhD at the University of Waterloo. His success within the company further demonstrates the amazing technological talent found at the university.  

“The University of Waterloo is obviously a very strong attractor of top engineering and computer science students from the world over so we do well as a result of that. That’s one of the reasons we’re here [and] this has been a very productive place for hiring for us,” says Dr. Woods.

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