Dear Company Claus...
I only have one wish from an internship: gaining more than losing. I want to gain useful skills, good networking opportunities, and an opportunity for full-time employment after graduation. I don't want an internship where I lose financial stability while working there, replacing another full-time employee's job, and do tedious work, such as paper filing, bringing coffee, answering phones, and many more. All of what I described in my wishlist is every internships criteria according to the "Employer Guide to Structuring a Successful Internship Program," and Jacqueline Smith's article, "Internship Wish List: The 12 Things Students Value Most" in Forbes, an American business magazine. In Smith's article, many of her reasonings for an internship to be good comes from statistical reviews from undergraduates' needs. And, the guide correlates to how an internship should be structured to help both the employer and intern.
Companies Want More From Interns With This Wishlist
There are a lot of what interns want, and in return, of course, companies want something in return, and it is a lot. Today, companies are searching for interns who have skills beyond any average intern. They search for skills that a full-time employee with a bachelor's degree or higher already have, such as "2+ years of [insert programming language]", "1+ years of work experience", or "know 2-3 of these computer science topics: [insert a long list]". Many of these skills are not what interns should already have, yet companies want to pay someone of those skills with the same wage of that as an intern, according to http://alexeymk.com/a-brief-guide-to-tech-internships/.
What Interns Should Do About This?
As for specifically for computer science undergraduates, they need to be more confident in their skills. There are many free, online learning tools to learn all these skills to gain a company's trust that they can grant their internship wishlist. The free online courses are lectures from top schools that are open for anyone, YouTube videos with tutorials, online schools that offer free courses, and many more. They need to know how to sell themselves as the best.
Lists On How to Land an Internship
1. Attend Hackathons and actually participate
2. Have an active Github
3. Establish online presence
4. Career fairs
5. Attend tech talks
6. Practice interview questions
7. Be active in computer science-related clubs and events
8. Make a website with a nice portfolio
9. Make many projects
Work Cited
1. "A Brief Guide to Tech Internships." A Brief Guide to Tech Internships. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
2. "How To Get Hired -- What CS Students Need to Know." How To Get Hired -- What CS Students Need to Know. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
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