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I'd say there are many more advantages to working for a small rather than large organization.

Those would be most likely to take a tailored approach to hiring even for juniors.

Though of course you should do a bit of large ones as well to see what it's like and put it on your CV.

Sadly many small companies don't have the means to support juniors. Some don't hire them at all.

For the folks out there, the easiest way to join FAANG is as a new grad. Whether you want to do it or not is your decision to make.

> For the folks out there, the easiest way to join FAANG is as a new grad.

By this, I would assume you mean the year of prep that goes into being able to pass the interview process at those companies.