At the end of this internship, I was offered a full-time job. Many of my peers are gunning for top high-paying jobs at FAANG companies like Facebook and Google. People like me who don't aim for ...

Unlike most of her peers, Goh says she is not gunning for a job at a FAANG company. Goh received a job offer after competing a six-month internship at a Norwegian software company. This as-told-to ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tricia Goh, 22, a senior at the National University of Singapore studying computer science. The following has been edited for length and clarity.