Ex-Google exec: 1,290 applied for internship, 0 hired

A startup co-founded by ex-Google executive Ramesh Ravishankar received 1,290 internship applications but hired none.

Ravishankar noted the low conversion rate was expected, but the number of candidates who stopped engaging after applying was surprising.

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