my internship

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: tkotitan2
what year are you outta school? That makes a difference.

Let me let you in on a little secret: no one expects interns to be able to do crap. But if you can end up being productive, they'll be impressed an think your the best thing ever. Typically students who are interning can learn and do things quicker and better than the stogy old full timers who are set in their ways. Just be honest, ask questions and learn, and that will impress them.

It's true.

Freshman year of college (EE). I hadn't even had any physics courses yet! I sent out 80 cover letters and resumes. I got 60 rejection letters and post cards (I still have them). I got two interviews. I got one offer.

Freshman are useless.

I was programming for AT&T Microelectronics (it was renamed Lucent Technologies a couple years later). Expectations were low, and that allowed me to impress the crap out of them with very little effort. They asked me to come back, and they expanded the internship program the following summer.

Freshman are useless... unless they can program.

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: tkotitan2
what year are you outta school? That makes a difference.

Let me let you in on a little secret: no one expects interns to be able to do crap. But if you can end up being productive, they'll be impressed an think your the best thing ever. Typically students who are interning can learn and do things quicker and better than the stogy old full timers who are set in their ways. Just be honest, ask questions and learn, and that will impress them.

that's no secret

we get the occasional intern in my DC (usually the relative of one of the "highers ups" who needs a summer job). I love them they work 2-3 days a week, and we make them spend the whole time making ethernet cables and testing hardware

Damn... to have the extra padding on the resume I'd do that. Simple simple stuff.

 

[Ness]

Don't be afraid to ask questions if you aren't sure what you are doing.

It should be as much of a benefit for you as it is for them. That's why interns usually have low/no pay.