Summer internships - not too late?

originaloog
Fri, 25 May 2007 07:15:37 +0000

jmmom, congrats to your son for looking beyond his college’s CDC listings. There are many opportunities available for students who are willing to search themselves.

Our son used both CDC and his own research too. He got two offers for summer internships through CDC but found the best one on his own-an entertainment industry software developer in the LA area. The downside is that he will be driving across the country and is leaving today! Awk!!!

The process was somewhat time consuming however. In the runup to finals he had to complete several on-line “tests”(he is a compsci major so I assume they were wanting to evaluate basic competencies) and a quite a few tele interviews. The software developer in LA had him on the phone for 2 interviews for about 2-1/2 hrs total during the school day. Scheduling appointments in CDC would have been more convenient. But hey there are worse things than spending a summer in LA.

FWIW, he got his apt sublet through Craigs list went a room opened up in a house occupied by several UCLA grad students. $500/mo with utilities.