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Getting an Internship? (self.cs_career_questions)
submitted 11 months ago by Lumelore to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev
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I'm currently studying CS and I'll get my bachelor's degree next year. I've been searching for remote SWE internships for months now and have not had any luck. I even made a project to put on my resume and it's still just rejection email after rejection email. Maybe I need more projects? What tips do you have for getting an Internship?

I really don't want to go back to my previous job cause working with old people in rural America as a minority is literally hell. I think I might just go into omega debt instead lol.

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[-] ericjmorey@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago

Spitballing ideas:

  • Have you contacted your school's career services department about internships?
  • Have you talked to your professors about internships?
  • Have you attended career faires on campus?
  • Have you attended any meetups or conferences (in person or on-line)?
  • Have you contacted the alumni department of your school?
[-] Lumelore 1 points 11 months ago

I do college remotely and the actual university is like 350 miles away, so going to campus isn't a thing I can do. They use this service called handshake, which doesn't really work. A lot of the jobs I see on there are scammy ai prompt "engineer" ones. I guess I could talk to my professors though.

As a last resort, I do have an uncle who is a hiring manager and he said he'd hire me if I needed a job but I'd have to move halfway across the country and it also feels cheap so I'd rather not.

[-] ericjmorey@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

I do college remotely and the actual university is like 350 miles away

There's probably a college nearby that you can go to during a career day. You'd have to find out when they're holding one.

I do have an uncle who is a hiring manager and he said he’d hire me if I needed a job but I’d have to move halfway across the country and it also feels cheap so I’d rather not.

Call your uncle and tell him you're looking for an internship. Maybe you don't want to move, but calling it cheap to ask the people you know for help in finding a job doesn't make any sense to me.

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