Yes, that will be a big problem.

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In January I decided I was going to apply for an internship this summer. I decided to create my resumé with Lucidpress, to make it look very clean, crisp and unique. I saw that most other kids were writing ugly white-and-black Times New Roman font resumés. I said "I'll make mine artistic and better-looking!", despite my father telling me 'no, you're less likely to get contacted'. But I was stubborn and applied with my 'pretty' resumé.

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Out of the 45 positions I applied to, I only got 2 phone interviews and zero job offers. I didn't even get rejection e-mails from 30-35 of them. I had much more real-world experience than most of the other applicants, including starting 2 of my own businesses with real investors involved. I had demonstrated both business and IT skills in real-world situations. I'm not a people person, but I'm not bad at interviewing and I am confident when I speak.

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Then I talked to two of my friends, and they told me the same thing. 'There's a reason everybody uses Times New Roman font... recruiters don't look at it for more than 20 seconds'.

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Now I didn't get an internship for the summer, and at least half the reason is because of my resumé. I learned my lesson now.

They typically don't expect much from interns unless you've applied to elite companies.

Don't make my mistake, I used to think in my head in an interview. What you should do is think out loud and walk them through your thoughts.

I talk about that more in my book: https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Your-Dream-Job-Interviews-ebook/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=5+steps+to+your+dream+job+hussain&qid=1595098962&sprefix=5+steps+to+you&sr=8-1

Good luck

I guess they want to see the level of your writing to anticipate how much training and supervision you might need. Send them whatever you have; I'm sure they made a decision in the interview!

Here is a book I wrote on careers at your stage and I hope it helps you navigate your job search in this stage. https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Your-Dream-Job-Interviews-ebook/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=5+steps+to+your+dream+job+hussain&qid=1595098962&sprefix=5+steps+to+you&sr=8-1

I'm thankful that I was able to work in all sorts of companies in a short period of time.

What I loved about a utility company- with senior people and not many juniors like me- everybody was invested in teaching me and helping me. They're not afraid to give you big responsibilities within a month of start date. The environment was a little relaxed unless we had a power outage or something like that in the city

To create or change something in those big companies, it takes time and approvals..etc.

In a startup, you're on your own, which is great to learn autonomy but not so great when you need mentorship in an internship. However, I really enjoyed the type of projects I get to tackle.

I talk about that in more detail in my book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_o-ZcFbWZPBK73

I hope this helps.

Good luck.

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There are more jobs found by searching for "data science internship" on LinkedIn or Indeed.

What exactly does a data science club do?

Thank you everyone for their help! I made my own version of this template and added some affirmations, reminders to keep me motivated, a WFH playlist, and internship journal. Perfect to keep on track!

No problem, :D

In particular for the product design question you asked previous I think this link should help. It's a Notion some more seasoned design professionals, interns, and recruiters compiled as a mega doc to help people for the recruitment cycle.

I think presenting pieces was more or less like walking through a slide deck of how you went through product development cycle of a particular thing and how you went about it alone or with peer groups and reiterated based off research and other things.

Sorry phrased that awkwardly but no I am going to be senior this upcoming semester. I am doing a paid internship this semester, but if I was you I'd just get skillshare and just learn adobe make some stuff then make a portfolio and do some more course like google analytics those courses that are free. Finding an internship would be difficult now. However, you can go to meetup.com and you can network for marketing and adobe premiere etc. Also, how did you find this internship?

Check out stratascratch and leetcode. They have thousands of real data science interview questions to practice.

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I would definitely add it. Add any and all things related to Machine Learning, research, etc on your resume and make sure it's worded in a way that will stand out to someone in that field.

If that one phrase is the only thing under the description for this internship, google "Machine Learning research internship" to find ones that have better descriptions, and pull out key words, competencies, or tasks that this description should have included. Then go through your current resume and see if you can find anything related to those and try to reword what you currently have in your resume to use these words, competencies, and task.

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Then think about any classes you took that relate to any of these and write out a description for those classes using key words, competencies, and task

Also, try these tips

https://www.goskills.com/Soft-Skills/Resources/Professional-development-resume

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Lastly, reach out to the professor who is leading this and introduce yourself, ask questions about the internship, what qualities they are looking for in the intern, and let them know you're applying soon.

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Good luck

the website’s automatic resume builder isn’t free but you can easily get free ones just googling. You can also google what questions to expect from a specific internship interview. Make sure to spend just as much time on behavioral interview questions as you do on job specific ones.

https://zety.com/blog/resume-with-no-work-experience

It doesn't hurt to try, you'd be surprised at the range of actual CS experience/skills that interns have. As long as you're willing to work hard and learn fast, you have a pretty good chance at getting something.

I'd recommend making an account on LeetCode, acquiring a copy of Cracking the Coding Interview, and checking out this pretty comprehensive guide to get started. A lot of data structures and algorithms can be self-taught if you have a good resource. And if you're open about where you are in the CS curriculum, most employers will take that into account.

Most companies will also let you choose any language to do your interview. Pick a language that's used commonly for interviews and is friendly to beginners and focus on learning it really well. Python is a newer choice and Java has been a staple. These help you get your foot in the door, and languages/frameworks like Javascript, NodeJS, Django, React, Angular, etc. are useful to set you apart and don't require CS theory classes to learn.

Recruiting for software engineering doesn't start until late in the fall and will continue throughout the spring, so if you work aggressively you can still get an offer. I'd recommend looking into programs like Explore, FBU, and Google EP, but also consider startups and small companies who might be more open to someone with less experience. Good luck!

LinkedIn is the perfect place to get in touch with recruiters and score internships!

The best way to approach this would be to find the right recruiters or hiring managers at your desired company. Use LinkedIn's advanced search feature and select the right filters suited for you.

Send them a connection request, you can use this opportunity to send a quick connect request message to them (briefly introducing yourself); or you can send it after they have accepted your request (entirely up to you).

Hiring managers/recruiters are used to people messaging them (so it's not unheard of). Try to make the cold message personal

Eg: I have been following your company's work for a while now, it's extremely commendable, etc.

We have written a blog with 20+ free templates you can use for LinkedIn cold messages (there are templates for interns, messages to recruiters, and hiring managers). We have also included a couple of tips to help you get replies and generate results.

Hope this helps!

Companies still hiring;

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In 2016, I did not not get anything for an internship. I prepared as soon as I overcame my resentment to get an internship next summer just like you're suggesting. It's not only because big companies hire early, it's because I had to work on myself and prepare a good resume, talk to the career office and learn some new skills...etc.

I go over that in details in my book 5 Steps to Your Dream Job: How I Went from Zero Interviews to the Job I Love in College:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_ny2qFbDZ3D8YY

Good luck

First of all don't be sorry. Asking those questions is the right thing to do.

I answered your question in my book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_sPalFb0B0PRX5

But in short,

Look at job postings you love and make it a habit to check those dream ones weekly or so

analyze what you have and what you lack/could improve. Act based on that.

once you identify that you have all or most of the skills that come up a lot in your dream job postings:

apply for those opportunities and ones that are not cool enough.

There is a tiny probability you will get into google or the likes the first time you apply given your competition. Aim at 'lower' opportunities first and then after you finish those you have a higher probability.

Because by then you combined the skills and credentials to the actual experience. You can see this is going to take you at least a year to be in that position provided that you interned the summer and part-time during the school year- which I know is not easy.

Good luck

I took an internship after graduation and turned sown multiple full time offer because the former was exciting. I suggest this system in my book: × figure out a few things you love × try them for a while, preferably through an internship × make up your mind based on what you try × become more valuable in that undertaking that you chose

I'm against asking for/recieving advice in what specialty you pursue because you have a unique profile of experiences that give you pleasure and satisfaction and you're the one to figure out what compliments that profile.

For more details, check out the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_F89fFbKCTFHP4

And let me know what you think once you read it.

Good luck.

I argue in my book below that to get any internship/job you need to raise your value to your desired market. Think about anything you have done or studied that translate into value to the companies you're looking for. Write your resume that way and aim low first.

https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Your-Dream-Job-Interviews-ebook/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=5+steps+to+your+dream+job+hussain&qid=1595098962&sprefix=5+steps+to+you&sr=8-1

I was an international student and filed to get my first internship in 2016. Luckily I learned how to overcome that. I go through all my experience in this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_31ieFbCSBDXES

In short though: - increase the value of what you do in terms of skills and projects - target the not so cool internships first, once you finish one you can raise the bar and so on.

I lay down all this in my book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KN8N79/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_o-ZcFbWZPBK73

In short for what you're asking: Come up with a list of things that you like- it may not be easy to reflect on the experiences you had in your life and extract what a particular event had to do with a certain subject/profession so take your time.

Once you have a list of 3-5, eliminate to 2. For example, back in college I loved to produce things that work on their own. That is why I am a design engineer today. Anyways, try to find an internship that has to do with those 2 things you had on your list. No one can tell you what you should do nor you want to allow anyone.

You feel that fintech is attractive, look for something in their and make this on your list. Once you do some internship work you will know whether or not you would like to pursue it as a career.

I hope this helps.

Good luck.

Hussain

Haha it's hard to find jobs on reddit so imma toss you some advice: You should find some specific places your interested in working and do some outreach to just learn more about them, to start building relationships. Also reach out to friends and family and see if they know anyone who knows anyone who might be a good connection for you. There's also a really good book on this that i basically used as my networking/job hunt bible when I graduated, i'll link ya: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YL448KZ/

Hey, I am a rising high school senior that is interested in finance. I have been involved in the stock market for the past few years (not too advanced- only can trade options and stocks). I am also taking Behavioral Finance, Corporate Finance, and Financial Accounting online (BF and Financial Accounting are college courses that count for credit). I have read various books about investing such as A Random Walk Down Wall Street (even though I am not a big fan of the efficient market hypothesis). In the future, I want to become a hedge fund manager, so this internship would allow me to get a sense of the professional financial world as I have only been studying finance up to this point. Please don't hesitate to message me for more details/questions regarding my financial/educational background. Would this internship be remote or on site?

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