Questions tagged [internship]
Temporary employments to gain work experience. Generally internships are done during college.
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Creating Opportunities
I work in a great company that I have been with for almost a year, unfortunately, although things are going great in my current role, I have no room for growth currently.
The field I am interested ...
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Can an intern pursue the company he is working at as a business partner for a student association he is also a part of?
Currently, I am writing my Bachelor's thesis by doing an internship at a technical company in the Netherlands. As I am a student, I am also part of a non-profit student association which works with ...
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Quitting internship for a full time job
Currently I am interning at small scale software company. I joined that internship as per my university course work. I will be getting a grade based on that. Actually the internship is of 6 months and ...
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How to deal with a coworker who may be depressed
Recently an intern joined me to work on a project. We are the only people working on this project. A month went by and it was going well; he was completing all the tasks in time and has the talent to ...
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Applying for computer science internships, using email with .dev ending [duplicate]
Google Domains recently released the .dev domain extension and I was able to register jdoe.dev (example).
Would putting john@jdoe.dev on a resume be a bad idea or potentially too confusing? My fear ...
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As an intern with ADHD, how to be able to focus on badly engaging tasks?
I am what in english could be more closely described as a paid intern. I am happy with my position so far, a month in, it isn't perfect, but I don't need it to be.
In my software developer internship,...
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Is it wise to reveal that I have started dating an intern with my company?
I have a question regarding what should I do if I have a relationship with a colleague that just got hired. The 'story' so far is this:
I've been working at this company for 3 years. It is a small one,...
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Should I tell a fellow intern that he won't be hired?
I am presently interning at a company as a part of my B.Tech curriculum. This is my final semester, and once this internship ends that is the end of my B.Tech degree.
One of my B Tech colleagues ...
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In France, does a foreign citizen have to be a registered student in order to be an intern?
This site states that foreigners in France may only be interns if they are students. Is this accurate? And if so, how is "student" defined?
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Requesting to work remotely during my coop [closed]
I accepted a +6 months paid internship offer 600km away from School
I am a student and the timeline between the end of the semester and the beginning of the semester is too short for me to find a ...
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Requesting a change of project at the beginning of an internship
I know there is a similar question before on a similar topic. My case is a bit different. I'm currently a student in college. Previously, I had research experience in quantum computing for a few ...
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Should I follow-up again with the HR administrator? [duplicate]
EDIT: For those looking at whether to follow-up after an interview, this related quesiton may provide a good resource.
This particular question is unique, as it asks about an academic job, where I ...
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Possibly converting from intern to full time. When / if to ask about pay?
My internship ends beginning of June and my boss John has put in the request to move me from an intern to a full time position yesterday. John's boss, bob, has emailed me mentioning that in two weeks ...
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As an intern, what can I do to eventually convert to a full-time employee? [closed]
I will start my 12-week internship. I understand that I will face some challenges in the workplace. What can I do to eventually convert to a full-time employee? How should I demonstrate myself in the ...
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“Incoming Intern” as linkedin headline [closed]
I observed a recent increase in the number of interns with the headline of "incoming intern at (company)". I have seen it mostly on business/commerce student profiles. I am not a business / commerce ...
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Am I letting my interns down?
I'm a developer tool and infrastructure engineer on a team that looks like so.
Job level(seniority) in the company in parenthesis
Bob(3)/
Me(1)/
Intern-1(0)
Intern-2(0)
Alice(...
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How should I re-negotiate the compensation for internship? [closed]
I am a 2nd year MBA student with about 2 years of work experience. Recently I had to join this company for a 4-month internship because it is part of the syllabus of the MBA program.
Anyway I am ...
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Interview basic question [closed]
I'm applying for an internship position open for a security engineer position and I got asked some question in the preliminary phase that I don't know how to answer(probably it's just me) so I would ...
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Should I say that I am student on the interview if I am on academic leave?
I have been invited for the interview (paid internship) this week. I am a bit confused about whether should I say that I am student of X University (technically, I am, but not actively enrolled, but I ...
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How to diplomatically reject an offer from second company?
Some time ago I applied for internship to two companies (let name them X and Y) which create project in field I especially interested in. In both of them I passed all recruitment stages so I was just ...
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How do I tell my boss I need to devote more time to school?
I have been working as a software engineering intern for the last 8 months or so. My job started in the summer, then continued into the semester. My employer's plan is to employ me part-time as an ...
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Internship in the US as a European Citizen
I'm an Electrical Engineer (pursuing my M.Sc.) from Germany and currently seeking an internship in the USA. Preferably at one of the big names in Silicon Valley. My master's degree is in Electrical ...
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Is it OK to change the topic of an internship after agreement?
I recently started a new position as a researcher in a start-up. This is the founder's (my boss) first start-up and it was created less than 1 year ago, so I would say we are both new at this. The ...
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Internship has several possible locations, some with smaller teams. How to ask for relocation?
I have the opportunity to intern for a company over the summer and I am very excited for it. The company has several locations and they thought that my background and interests match a team that works ...
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Asking for a higher salary after internship at another company
I work as a student in a renowned E-commerce company as a software developer. As I’m still studying, I am obliged to do an internship for a whole semester. I’ve chosen to apply in other companies and ...
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Lied about future MBA specialization in interview
So the institute where I enrolled for a management program wanted us to select 4 electives for 4th semester after the end of 2nd semester and during that time I was in dilemma whether to do marketing ...
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Should I still try and intern for this startup company after getting directed only to a github repository?
I’m trying to intern as a software developer but getting my foot in the door is next to impossible as our government are cracking down on companies due to exploitation.
I’ve traveled a long way to ...
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How to reach out to intern on bereavement leave?
Last week my intern informed me that his grandmother was ill and likely to pass. I gave him my condolences, told him to take as much time as he needed, and asked him to let me know when he would be ...
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Intern applicant asking for compensation equivalent to that of permanent employee
A company posted a requirement for an internship position for 3 months. They got an application for the same but during the interview it was found that the applicant already is well versed with the ...
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Difference between Internship and job?
I've noticed companies post lists of requirements for an intern role but they expect them to do everything that would be required by a particular role as an employee from day one.
This is usually ...
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How early should I disclose potential medical problems for a future internship?
I'm currently a Junior in College studying applied mathematics, and 4-5 months ago received an offer to intern as a data analyst at a medium sized company that I am very interested in. When they ...
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Is it appropriate to ask for a higher hourly wage as an intern?
I have done an 8 month intern term (software dev). For the first four months, I was payed 23, and for the remaining four months, I was payed 23.5
Another company is going to hire me soon (the gap ...
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About to graduate and looking for full-time IT job; how to mention my internships experience on my resume?
I'm about to finish my computer science degree and I'm looking for a full time job in IT
During my time in the university, I took 3 different internship jobs - 2 as a full stack web developer and 1 ...
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Will companies in Canada consider someone for an internship after they graduated with a Master's degree?
I am completing my (2-year) Master's degree in Canada and would like to do an internship in Canada after my Master's degree to see if I would like to continue into industry or instead go back to doing ...
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What are the chances of me getting this internship after such interview? [closed]
so I had my Facebook PE internship interview yesterday.
There were two rounds, one was system interview and another was programming round.
In systems round I have mostly never dealt with server and ...
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I canceled my internship last-minute. Can I expect bridges to be burnt?
I had been talking to company A about doing an internship there. I had several concerns regarding the assignment but I needed it fast, so I applied anyway and got accepted. I agreed to start the ...
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How do I ask for a clarification on an offer's salary?
I am currently an intern at a software development company, and I have been offered a position as a return intern for the summer. I'm currently a student in a five year undergraduate/graduate plan, ...
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My progress is stagnating and I don't want to disappoint my supervisor (Internship) [closed]
I don't know what I should do at the moment or what the best decision is at this point.
Through some contacts I got a nice internship in a country far away from home (I got recommended by my last ...
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Politely avoid/decline handshake due to arthritis and maintaining privacy regarding a medical condition
I "know someone" who has arthritis and because they are young most people never think of it when approaching them with a handshake. Sometimes a gentle squeeze is enough to bring tears. They are also ...
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Is it appropriate to ask if remote work or alternate hours are possible for an intern position?
The position in discussion did not specifically mentioned that remote work or flexible hours are offered on the posting. As this is a classic engineering office job. However most of the work is on the ...
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Interviewed for wrong position?
I recently applied for an internship at a large company which had several software developer positions with very different job descriptions. During my interview, the topics discussed matched perfectly ...
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Application: Should I attach a resumé, cover letter AND write an additional application in the email?
I am currently trying to find a summer job in Dublin in the field of graphic design or web design.
I already encountered that specific problem when applying in Austria, but I am completely unsure how ...
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Losing motivation due to project management's lack of interest
Background Information:
I am an undergraduate Computer Science student whom in June of 2018 began a year long internship at a large multi-nation corporation as a software developer.
Project1:
When ...
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How to tell company that you will be leaving after one day of joining a remote unpaid internship
I started working as a remote(work-from-home) intern at a very young startup. The internship is for 3 months and I just learned I will have to attend a 3-hour meeting every night. For every meeting ...
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Would declining a job offer negatively affect my chances of applying there in the future?
I'm graduating college, and beginning to apply to companies for work starting in the summer. I'm mostly looking at paid internship-type positions in order to gain more experience before a "more real" ...
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How to inform former intern boss that I'm re-applying to their company
I interned at company X a couple years ago. At the end of the summer, one of my supervisors told me, "Let me know if you'd like to work here after you graduate" (would be happy to have me back, etc.). ...
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Is it okay to leave an internship early to intern at a much better company?
I am a college student currently considering a part-time internship offer from a decent company in my area which offered a 6-month long internship (mid-February to late July). Although I would enjoy ...
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Following up an interview after one month
I had an interview with this company on December 19, 2018 and I think it went well. After the interview the interviewer told me that he will send me an email that we will be in touch so if I had any ...
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How to deal with getting credit for something you didn't do?
So I'm working on a project, and was told to work with a partner for a specific part of it. Basically, I supplied the data/explained the project and then my Partner did the remaining work as it's ...
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Applying full-time to company I rejected for internship? Do I bring this up?
I am now a senior applying to jobs full time in industry X.
Last summer, companies A and B offered me internships. I went with B but realized, in the end, A probably would have been a better fit. So ...
