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Getting an Internship? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 9 months ago by Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 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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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

As a manager who hires developers:

  • A candidate's publicly readable source code makes a big difference.
  • Most candidates have no public readable source code, but the ones that do, typically have 3-5 projects, with 1 or 2 showing activity within the last week.
  • Some candidates game the 'recent activity', by making commits in the week before an interview. I notice, but I'm still impressed with the effort.
  • The number one thing a rookie coding candidate can do in an interview is convince me that they know how and when to ask questions. Rookies who don't stop to ask questions can waste a lot of time and do a lot of damage.
  • Do use a recruiter, if you're able. I have a few I trust, and if you can impress yours, they can get you an interview with me when I'm otherwise too busy. You'll also get more money, because they get paid based on what you get paid.
[–] Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks so much for the advice! :)

I was thinking of making a website (a GitHub Jekyll site) to put my resume on (with it also still being available as a document). Do you think that would be impressive or not worth the effort?

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Do you think that would be impressive or not worth the effort?

I think it's worth the effort. About 1/3 of candidates I see a resume for have their own site. I always give it a read, if they do.