Internship | Realistic Advice
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've read rule #1 but still want to understand Theo's point about internships in his tech jobs 2024 video. I've been looking for advice everywhere, but mostly get vague tips like "use your resources" and "make projects." I need more specific advice.
I started my CS degree in a non-EU European country in 2020. The first two years were online, and I struggled to keep up. Now in my fourth year, I'm behind, with credits equivalent to a second-year student. My focus has been more on cs theory and software engineering design, and I've avoided web dev with all my might. As a result, I don't have any projects to show for my time in college (like at all).
I've applied to a couple of internships, and while they always like my soft skills and say that I'm a perfect culture fit, my technical skills lead to rejections. And it's starting to hurt. My experience includes a short time at an IT startup (mostly focused on B2B relations and acquisition) and some achievements like a machine learning paper and winning software engineering competitions. But these haven't helped me get an internship. I realise I need to work on practical projects, so I plan to build a .NET MVC webstore with Angular after exams.
I'm still figuring out where I fit in the IT world. I'm considering web development as a start because it seems versatile and I get to work on a lot of different things. I'm looking for realistic advice on what to expect and the best steps to take, as I'm feeling extremely lost.
I started my CS degree in a non-EU European country in 2020. The first two years were online, and I struggled to keep up. Now in my fourth year, I'm behind, with credits equivalent to a second-year student. My focus has been more on cs theory and software engineering design, and I've avoided web dev with all my might. As a result, I don't have any projects to show for my time in college (like at all).
I've applied to a couple of internships, and while they always like my soft skills and say that I'm a perfect culture fit, my technical skills lead to rejections. And it's starting to hurt. My experience includes a short time at an IT startup (mostly focused on B2B relations and acquisition) and some achievements like a machine learning paper and winning software engineering competitions. But these haven't helped me get an internship. I realise I need to work on practical projects, so I plan to build a .NET MVC webstore with Angular after exams.
I'm still figuring out where I fit in the IT world. I'm considering web development as a start because it seems versatile and I get to work on a lot of different things. I'm looking for realistic advice on what to expect and the best steps to take, as I'm feeling extremely lost.
Solution
In that case the obvious answer is what you're already planning on doing: Working on a project. The gap from roughly knowing an idea to actually implementing it is massive if you don't have enough experience in doing.
Pratical skills like implementation is basically only improved upon by doing, not by reading, thinking or whtieboarding
Pratical skills like implementation is basically only improved upon by doing, not by reading, thinking or whtieboarding
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