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> Where are these internships that will hire you based on your completion of Fast.ai (if done in 1-2 months by a beginner I assume it's only part 1) alone, espe
by JamesBarney 7y ago
> Where are these internships that will hire you based on your completion of Fast.ai (if done in 1-2 months by a beginner I assume it's only part 1) alone, especially in 2020?
I don't think the idea is to look for an internship after the course but an additional 4 months of personal projects. After applying state of the art deep learning for 4 months full time you'll have some very cool projects, and you could probably convince some company to take you on as an intern for a certain amount of time.
- wigl 7y agoI should have been more specific and did not mean to exclude the other 4-5 months in his half year estimate. I meant to say no other background/experience to the position that would qualify the candidate for the role other than fast.ai v3 part 1. I love fast.ai and would still recommend it to all. I just think that the chances for getting into internships in that period, given the difficulties/inefficiencies/biases in the hiring process that even OP has mentioned, are slim.
- JamesBarney 7y agoYeah I don't think it would be easy. I'm not in a data science role, but I do hire for software engineers. And if someone came to me with "Hey I'm trying to be a software engineer. I finished this boot camp 4 months ago, and since then have built these really cool projects. Could I work for you as an intern for the next 6 months to break into the field?" I'd totally say yes.