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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg visits MIT on recruitment swing

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses students during a recruitment stop at MIT on Monday.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses students during a recruitment stop at MIT on Monday.
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Photo: Dominick Reuter
Zuckerberg talks with Chancellor Eric Grimson as they walk down the Infinite Corridor.
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Zuckerberg talks with Chancellor Eric Grimson as they walk down the Infinite Corridor.
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Photo: Dominick Reuter
Zuckerberg briefly took questions from press on the steps of Killian Court.
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Zuckerberg briefly took questions from press on the steps of Killian Court.
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Photo: Dominick Reuter
Zuckerberg holds up an MIT sweatshirt during his talk with students.
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Zuckerberg holds up an MIT sweatshirt during his talk with students.
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Photo: Dominick Reuter

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stopped at MIT’s Cambridge campus on Monday as part of a recruiting trip that included a visit to Harvard University later in the day. Zuckerberg, who left Harvard to build the social media site, met with approximately 550 MIT students, encouraging them to pursue internships and careers with Facebook.

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