
All three offers were from companies where the leadership values matched the talent acquisition process. "The rejections would come literally within hours of the recruiters seeing me on the Zoom interviews so I never even got to meet the hiring managers at these 95 companies. He picked SpaceX to work for because the company did not use his age as a proxy for maturity. Kairan, who lives in Pleasanton, California, said he applied for 98 jobs. SpaceX Starship SpaceX Starship, larger and more powerful than Artemis SLS, explodes on first launch attempt 3 job offers and 95 rejections Now he plans to move with his mother to Redmond, Washington, for the job. SpaceX could not immediately be reached by USA TODAY Tuesday, but the teen said he went through 10 rounds of interviews with the Elon Musk-led company before being hired.

The SpaceX opportunity resonates with my deep desire to be part of something bigger." "I was elated and surprised by how quickly they made the decision. "They (SpaceX) have been really accommodating of my schedule," Kairan said. The Bay Area teen prodigy, who received his high school diploma from the state of California at age 10, said he accepted the offer letter in late April and will begin work for Starlink − the satellite internet team at SpaceX − next month. Parents need to know that Prodigy: Kids Math Game is a fantasy-based web and app game that covers skills learned in grades one through eight.A post shared by Kairan Quazi Kairan wants to 'be part of something bigger' Kids answer math questions to earn spells, which they use to battle monsters as they move through different worlds on the way to Wizard Academy.

Parents can set up a free account for access to a dashboard.

Use the dashboard to customize skills covered in the game, create assignments, and view a child's activity, progress, and standards coverage. There's an option for kids to play online with friends, but the chat option uses preselected phrases only. The app is free, but two different levels of paid subscriptions each offer more parent tools and gaming features, such as focus mode or mini-game power-ups and access to special characters called Mythical Epics. Leveling up is also easier as a paid user - and kids are reminded of this often as they play - so it's likely that kids will ask for access to those features. At the time of this review, the app crashed several times mid-gameplay. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change. This game-based learning app is a fun way for kids to practice essential math skills, but they may get distracted with the battles, pets, spells, and upgrade suggestions.
