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+1. It's a little insane how early the internship "season" is these days (I know interns who signed offers in Aug/Sept 2018 for summer 2019 internships). Maybe
by 2arrs2ells 8y ago
+1. It's a little insane how early the internship "season" is these days (I know interns who signed offers in Aug/Sept 2018 for summer 2019 internships).
Maybe YC & YC companies can bring some order to this internship arms race by establishing clear application/decision timelines for YC companies? My sense is February is too late, but September-October applications for November decisions might work well.
- 2arrs2ells 8y ago(Also, my company Clever still has one or two internship slots for 2019! https://clever.com/about/jobs/software-engineering-intern#gh_jid=6194 https://clever.com/about/jobs/software-engineering-intern#gh...)
- QML 8y agoCan we just push deadlines back to December? That's around the same time as most college apps are due, and they're basically the same process.
- saagarjha 8y agoFrom my experience, most of the August/September signings are return offers or chance encounters for people’s “dream” company, which they are happy to accept even if it limits their options. I think the bulk of internship hiring at large companies happens in November/December.