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LaShana Breland, Front End Developer SFDC Admin @ 2U
Marianne Cocco, Global Onboarding Manager @ CA Technologies
Stefana Muller, Founder LIWiT, VP @ Datagrid Systems
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Our Panelists
Marianne Cocco
Global Onboarding Manager
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Former Campus Recruiter
@ CA Technologies
LaShana Breland
Front End Developer,
Salesforce Administrator
@ 2U
Director, LI Women in Tech
Stefana Muller
VP, Business Development
@ Datagrid Systems
Founder, LI Women in Tech
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Tips to Finding a
Tech Internship
When should I start looking?
Where should I look?
How do I get an interview?
How do I prepare for the interview?
Adapted from blog by AlexeyMK
http://alexeymk.com/a-brief-guide-to-tech-interns
hips/
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When?
Summer internship application season begins in fall of the year prior!
● Many companies get budget for internships early and start posting opportunities in the Fall.
● Other companies wait until January to begin posting opportunities.
● Internships are typically filled by April for a May/June start.
September
2016
January
2017
April
2017
May
2017
August
2017
1st
Wave
2nd
Wave
Hiring Start End
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Where?
Good News: Almost every company (tech or non-tech) needs software engineers.
● Bigger Companies - High GPA, Good Performance,
● Smaller Companies/ Startups - Initiative, Cool Projects, Volunteer Experience
● Mass Application/ Summer Programs - VC firms - hackNY fellows, Andreesen Horowitz, First Round
Capital, True Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Fellows, Bane's StartUp Academy, NYC Turing Fellows,
InterviewStreet and InternMatch
● Look beyond your campus offerings. Competition is less in the general populace.
● Apply Directly - find companies and go to their career page
● Focus on Tech Hubs - Bay Area, NY/Brooklyn, Boston, Austin/Dallas, LA, Philly
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How?
It’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know.
● Build an Online Resume and Portfolio + Build a LinkedIN Profile
● Referrals are key - upperclassmen, TA’s, employees, investors
● LinkedIN - find the recruiter, find the hiring manager, guess the email address, get in front of them
● Attend Conferences & Meetups - network!
● Volunteer - prior experience is important
● Build a clear resume and cover letter - no, it doesn’t have to be 1 page!
● Go directly to company page to apply
APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!
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Preparing for the Internship
● Learn about the company - read their investor goals, learn about their organization, learn about their
founder, pre-interview other employees
● Sign up for their service (i.e. Dropbox, Snapchat, etc.) and come up with ideas to make their service
better
● Follow them on Social Media
● Practice for a Technical Interview - write code on a whiteboard, have someone do a mock interview
with you, read Gayle McDowell’s “Cracking the Coding Interview”
● Train by interviewing at companies you’re not as excited about
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