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Are internships still only for people still in college? That's what I always thought, but I read some articles recently that indicated some programmers with 15
by tunesmith 12y ago
Are internships still only for people still in college? That's what I always thought, but I read some articles recently that indicated some programmers with 15-20 years experience are going around and working "paid internships". (I don't really understand the difference between that and a plain old contract.)
- andymatuschak 12y agoAnyone can apply for an internship; you can think of it as a paid, fixed-duration, apprentice-like position.
- tunesmith 12y agoThat's interesting, thanks. Khan academy has been on my crush list for a while, it's fun to consider taking a break from consulting work to apply for an internship...
- Fomite 12y agoOnly sometimes is it paid, and indeed the rise of the unpaid internship "for experience" is something of a problem.
- andymatuschak 12y agoAh; sorry, I was referring to Khan Academy specifically.
- Kronopath 12y agoWhile you may be correct in general, this is the guy who wrote the parenthetical at the end of the article who (presumably) runs Khan Academy's internship program.
- nilkn 12y agoI don't think I've heard of any unpaid internships at any decent technology companies.
- benshyong 12y agoThis is awesome! Great policy on internships
- internship 12y agoI went through a paid internship. In my case it was for a couple of reasons: 1) I was underqualified for the position that I applied for. So they offered the internship. 2) Since I did not have a lot of (work) experience I guess it was a gamble for them to employ me "just like that". So it could be seen also as an qualifications test maybe. 3) Visas are hard(ish) so not employing me made it, let's just say more legal. Paperworkswise I've been working as a freelancer for their branch in a different country.