Finding an internship
Table of Contents
1 Why Intern?
- Show you what the working world is like
- Teach you important skills, such as time management and computer skills
- Inspire a career choice
- Connect you with experienced people who can mentor you
- Research publications
2 How to Get Started?
2.1 Think about your goals
- Engineering Intern
- Research Intern
2.2 When?
- Nov~May
3 Research Intern
3.1 Sources
- Your advisor
- Email list of some professional group
- Your colleague
- Conference website: e.g. CVPR
- Research connect: e.g. someone you met in a conference
3.2 Preparation
- Your research
- Background knowledge: e.g. signal processing, machine learning
- Reference letter
4 Engineering Intern
4.1 Sources
- Career fair
- ECE career fair
- University career fair
- grace hopper
- Internet
- company website
- indeed, linkedin
- Submit your resume through someone you know in the company
4.2 Preparation
- Check out interview questions on the internet (glass door)
- Prepare for a coding interview: leetcode, careercup, etc