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sejigan t1_j0uadco wrote

Looks like it went a bit better than last year, given that you had to apply to fewer places and received more offers. Congrats 😊

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alc4pwned t1_j0udb6i wrote

Getting that first internship really helps you get others. And the internships should make finding a real job much easier too.

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0uju8z wrote

It really does yeah. I thought it'd be harder because of the current state of the economy, but I guess that factor is far outweighed by having a past internship.

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ar243 t1_j0v7i9k wrote

Internships are a one way ticket into the industry

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0v1ku5 wrote

Thanks! Yeah, last year the process often felt quite demoralizing, but it's been much better this year.

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sejigan t1_j0vki9v wrote

Glad it’s working out for you 😊

I hope I get my first co-op this summer 😅

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ArkGuardian t1_j0xtovz wrote

No one wants to take a chance on a freshman. Tbh I wouldn't either if I ran a company. They're too much of an unknown

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0u8ncx wrote

I tracked data for my 2021 and 2022 job searches using Notion databases. I love Notion :) Diagrams were built in Sankeymatic, and arranged together in Affinity Designer.

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Paranoias t1_j0uh8zq wrote

Congrats on getting the internship. If you don't mind me asking, what's your education and age?

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0uiu7c wrote

2nd year computer science major

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AzorAhaiIsJonSnow t1_j0uroo3 wrote

Wow, extremely impressive to get this many offers as a 2nd year. Maybe it’s different but in Engineering most people can’t get a single offer until their 3rd at minimum and often 4th because no company wants to invest in someone w/ that many years to go.

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0v1sis wrote

I know a few ppl in 2nd year working at Tesla & Apple for mechanical/electrical engineering jobs. Crazy! But yeah generally it seems to be considerably more difficult for non-software engineering.

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AzorAhaiIsJonSnow t1_j0v4fvz wrote

Damn! That’s incredibly impressive as well. I’m in structural/civil engineering and 2nd year internships are for the exceptional candidates w/ connections only pretty much. Don’t think I’ve ever heard of a civil engineering internship for a 1st year.

The company I work for doesn’t even consider candidates below senior and that’s somewhat standard I think.

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0v5smq wrote

Ah yeah that would explain it. Civil's tough — it has one of the lowest rates of ppl successfully getting internships, compared to 13 other engineering programs at my university

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_j0wm05v wrote

It took me three years after graduating to get my job... And that required me to take a shitty warehouse job first and nag my manager for like four months to promote me into IT.

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The_Happiest_Man t1_j0x1bs5 wrote

I agree, I struggled greatly through my computer science degree (QLD - Aus) and graduated completely lost with no clue if I was even capable of working in IT or what path to start on.

My wife is a radiographer and had mandatory hospital work throughout her entire degree, I think something similar would’ve done wonders for my confidence.

Ended up securing a graduate position in government and the whole ordeal was much easier than my brain told me it would’ve been.

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c00lme1 t1_j0wl4oo wrote

did you have a F100 company under your belt in 2021? I only got one F100 offer this yr and like two interviews despite having a previous internship at a startup

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0wnkao wrote

no, I didn't

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c00lme1 t1_j0wo07p wrote

what kind

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0woooa wrote

Not sure I understand what you mean. Before 2021, I interned at a messy pre-seed startup that never really got far. The 2021 job search led to me interning at a startup with 100+ employees and around $100M in funding raised.

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c00lme1 t1_j0ws577 wrote

oh I see, I guess it was just a skill issue with my resume then

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c00lme1 t1_j0ws9sl wrote

>2021, I interned at a messy pre-seed startup that never really got far. The 2021 job search led to me interning

wait so you straight up had an internship in 12th grade of HS?

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0wt4kt wrote

Yeah but it was so unorganized and I barely did anything except a bit of work making a few React components, so I would barely consider it one.

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wildtyping t1_j0vsfeo wrote

Can people please stop posting their personal data 😭

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54580 t1_j0w2yih wrote

or at least do it in another format

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RVP97 t1_j0uwalf wrote

What software are you using for these visualizations?

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ConfidentProfit4236B t1_j0w5h3g wrote

What do you mean by negotiations? How does an intern negotiate?

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GeorgeDaGreat123 OP t1_j0wkwi7 wrote

If they mention I'm currently a top candidate during the interview, I ask them about product/team placement, salary expectations, and benefits. They are usually flexible on the first two. This is when I mention I'm interviewing at XX other places offering $YY/hr so I try to push them 20-40% upwards in terms of pay depending on what they've already offered. It's not really any different from full-time offer negotiations.

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Vivid-Razzmatazz2619 t1_j0y3ftr wrote

Does this show people becoming more desperate and therefore less strict

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