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Boo, that stinks. Personally, I think internships are bullshit unless they're having you work on genuinely interesting stuff like Google's Summer of Code. I mus
by spamizbad 14y ago
Boo, that stinks. Personally, I think internships are bullshit unless they're having you work on genuinely interesting stuff like Google's Summer of Code. I must have been pretty lucky as I never had to jump through any credentialing hoops to break into the industry (That was in '05, pre-bubble no less. Didn't even finish college). If I were you, I'd pair up with a co-founder, come up with an idea, and apply to one of the incubators while you're still young. Don't waste your youth trying to impress HR drones. Or, if you want to look-before-you-leap, just "intern" at a less sexy startup (You'll learn the same stuff pretty much)
- spicyj 14y agoAt Khan Academy, we certainly do our best to have interns work on "genuinely interesting stuff", and we put huge emphasis on good mentorship, more so than is probably possible with a remote program like GSoC. Here's a bit more info about our internship program: https://www.khanacademy.org/careers/interns https://www.khanacademy.org/careers/interns Don't miss the stories from past interns linked on the left.