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Ask HN: What should I focus on to get my first internship this summer?

3 pointsby Sekhmetabout 8 years ago
Hi, I&#x27;m Wiktor, I&#x27;m 20 years old and I&#x27;m from Poland.<p>Soon I&#x27;ll have school leaving exams and then 4 months of summer break. I&#x27;d like to get the most out of it so I plan to get the internship as a developer. In my area, there are no companies looking for interns, so I think I&#x27;ll have to work remotely or abroad.<p>I&#x27;ve been programming for around 8 years now and got some experience (personal projects, open source, and occasional freelance) in C++, C#, Java (on Android), PHP, RoR, Python, and Golang. I also know how to work with Git. I&#x27;m not a specialist in one specific language, but I&#x27;m acquainted with many of them and I learn quickly.<p>Recently I created my resume and refreshed my projects on GitHub (added screenshots, so interested people can see it right away). I will link to my resume and GitHub page below.<p>What do you think I should do now? Should I focus on one technology&#x2F;language and try to get the internship in it or try with everything I&#x27;m familiar with. I don&#x27;t have one favorite language (it often changes) so I don&#x27;t see a problem with it. Should I change something in my resume or on my GitHub? Should I learn something new before applying? Just looking for tips to be prepared for it.<p>Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks for the help.<p>Resume: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dl.dropboxusercontent.com&#x2F;u&#x2F;88843294&#x2F;resume.pdf GitHub: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Sekhmet

4 comments

tips-from-cosbyabout 8 years ago
Go outside and enjoy your youth. You&#x27;ll have time to program once you&#x27;re in a 9-5, but you won&#x27;t be able to play a pickup basketball game with your friends. When you wake up on your 40th birthday, you&#x27;re not going to wish you had spent more time programming computers 20 years ago.
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bundzeabout 8 years ago
You could also try searching for jobs in some bigger Polish cities with a large IT job market. If you plan to move somewhere for college, you could try working there throughout the summer to get to know the city before the academic year.<p>Good luck with the search! (And with your finals in May!)
Sekhmetabout 8 years ago
Just to make links clickable:<p>Resume: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dl.dropboxusercontent.com&#x2F;u&#x2F;88843294&#x2F;resume.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dl.dropboxusercontent.com&#x2F;u&#x2F;88843294&#x2F;resume.pdf</a><p>GitHub: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Sekhmet" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Sekhmet</a>
hluskaabout 8 years ago
Have you considered Google Summer of Code?? They start accepting student applications on March 20th.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;open-source&#x2F;gsoc&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developers.google.com&#x2F;open-source&#x2F;gsoc&#x2F;</a>
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