Internships for software are almost always paid, and compared to other disciplines, paid reasonably well. $30+/hr in Canada is fairly normal for dev/qa internships, and I’ve heard from several students that I’ve interviewed that they’ve made more in US companies. Some companies also offer raises for students that return for successive terms.
you’re acting as if internships are easy to get into. dont know about cs/programming ones. but other stems like bio/biotech are notirously difficult and competitive to get one, if you can even find it. so most people try to get into limited lab spaces at a uni instead, and all the internships ive seen require a very high gpa plus geared only for specific scientists.
They are. Almost all tech companies have cs internships. There’s almost nothing to loose and a lot to gain.
But, again, there’s loads of FOSS projects on github with tickets tickets that you can just start contributing to. That’s also experience and highly valued.
Idk, I got my entry level job with 5 years of experience. That’s what internships are for when you’re studying in Uni…
And I wouldn’t want to hire someone who hasn’t that experience. It shows a lack of drive.
Your classism is showing.
It shows a lack of
driveaccess to resources that allow you to do an unpaid internship.Internships for software are almost always paid, and compared to other disciplines, paid reasonably well. $30+/hr in Canada is fairly normal for dev/qa internships, and I’ve heard from several students that I’ve interviewed that they’ve made more in US companies. Some companies also offer raises for students that return for successive terms.
Who said internships are unpaid? Internships should be paid. Companies get marginal work for side projects for like 20x discount
you’re acting as if internships are easy to get into. dont know about cs/programming ones. but other stems like bio/biotech are notirously difficult and competitive to get one, if you can even find it. so most people try to get into limited lab spaces at a uni instead, and all the internships ive seen require a very high gpa plus geared only for specific scientists.
They are. Almost all tech companies have cs internships. There’s almost nothing to loose and a lot to gain.
But, again, there’s loads of FOSS projects on github with tickets tickets that you can just start contributing to. That’s also experience and highly valued.