The Computer Science Student’s Internship Cheat Sheet
Biggest mistakes software engineering interns make that lead to inaction, anxiety, and not getting the return offer (And how to make the company beg you to return!)
Learn how to be a top intern
Learn how to make progress despite ambiguity.Why debugging for too long is a mistake, and what to do instead.Discover how to network and gain allies that will fight for you.Why perfect code is overrated, and what you should actually be striving for.How to deal with self doubt in a competitive engineering environment.
Everything you need to know to impress your manager, your coworkers, and get the return offer.
Written by Alexis Acosta, 3x FAANG intern and current software engineer @FAANG.
4 years of lessons in 5 days
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Here's everything that's inside:
Day 1: Trying to understand the entire codebase-and why this leads to getting nothing done.Day 2: Spending several hours debugging the same issue-and why this leads to bad performance reviews.Day 3: Only getting help from your internship manager-and why you’ll end up with no allies as a result.Day 4: Caring too much about perfect code-and why this will stunt your growth.Day 5: Feeling like you’re not good enough to be a top engineer-and why you'll trip over yourself as a result.
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