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by triceratops 1577 days ago
They generally cast their net wider, but if you want to have a job offer lined up at one of them at graduation then it helps.

Later in the career though, all bets are off. You only have to get into an interview room and solve 5 questions on a whiteboard (6, if you include the phone screen). If you're in Silicon Valley and have "software engineer" on your LinkedIn profile you're guaranteed to get at least one shot at each company.