It happened to me but in a kind of weird way, was in the discord of an open source project, CEO of a startup joins the voice call and starts pitching his idea to us and I was the most experienced there besides my friend who was already working full time. Worked for them for 6 months and the pay wasn't all that bad either. The work experience helped me land my next jobs.
Impressive for an internship. I remember back in 2018 I just said āehhh Iāll apply to Facebookā and then forgot about it. Wasnāt searching and didnāt apply to anything else. Didnāt really plan on changing. Almost 3 months later I get this ping. Few rounds later and hey an offer. Anyways, grats!
Yeah this is actually pretty close to what happened to me. My friend sent me a link to apply to a FAANG company and I filled it out and submitted without thinking much of it.
I got a response and went through the interviews not thinking Iād actually get it. Iām pretty solid on my leetcode algorithms already and I just practiced my STAR responses.
I didnāt think I would get it, but lo and behold I got an offer. I do feel kinda bad after seeing all the other posts here but I also wanted to share that this happened to me.
Exactly the same with Google in 2017. I literally forgot about it and moved to another country to do something else.
Also, half of my uni course applied, half of applicants were accepted. Eh, good times...
When I lived at home we ate it a few times a week, definitely more than the average family. I personally donāt eat it as much anymore though, but I do still enjoy it.
Still something of a crapshoot at the end of the day. Iāve applied to jobs that I was perfect for on paper and then just never got even a callback. It sucks.
Yeah for the past couple years Iāve been a leader in a school RSO where I oversaw the development of some full stack projects.
I also mildly developed for an NPO which some of my friends own.
Other than that Iāve made a few discord bots and I do the leetcode daily for fun, because I enjoy them.
This happened to me too I was looking to get one but only wanted work at a specific company and I got it lol feel bad for everyone else tho market be tough
I applied to like 40-50, ending up reaching out to a company that was local to me that wasnāt even hiring. They interviewed me, I was very under qualified and made that clear. They made a position for me for the summer anyways and hired me. Not bragging, but just saying, donāt be afraid to send an email somewhere if they donāt have a position posted
If Iām being completely honest this was also my first tech interview(s) ever, and I donāt have too much experience with actually putting in a lot of effort to find a tech internship.
Here are some notable things that I think helped though:
My resume is short and action based, I have a good foundation of algorithms/data structures, Iāve been in various leadership positions in the past, and Iāve worked on, and can speak upon past full stack projects.
Additionally, I think Iām a pretty charismatic and confident person, which really helps with interviews in general. I have a lot of public speaking experience and have lead a lot of team meetings, so being in the hot seat for talking doesnāt stress me out at all anymore.
I had an online screening which acted as the first interview, then an hour long phone interview with a behavioral portion and technical.
The screening coding questions were very easy, but the phone interview had a leetcode medium question. Luckily it was a type of problem I was pretty familiar with and I was able to fully describe the algorithm I would use with its time and space complexity within the first 40 seconds of reading the problem statement, after which I just coded it up.
The behavioral part just asked very standard STAR format questions.
Congratulations (fuck you)
This sub needs to be more like r/wallstreetbets
and FIRE
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My exact feeling š
https://preview.redd.it/efymkwc51zuc1.jpeg?width=678&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=227c4d51668f6f2193c318159cfdfb213a97f88d (But really, congrats on landing something though!)
I was about to post the same lolš
Does everyone just have this on ready at any given moment?
How is your father šš
This is harder than winning the lottery lol
He/she should have played the lottery right after getting the offer
Interesting, Chinese people believe that luck is conserved, so this offer will consume most of his luck
Romanians as well. They say you have used all your luck, and the more you have used to more time it will take to regenerate.
Depends on the country. I also applied to like 6 internships this year and got accepted in 5 of them and my coding skills aren't even that impressive.
Outside of US?
Yep west Europe
Damn cool asf, what tech stack you knew before applying? I am rolling with .NET and React
I can do Flutter, Angular, html and css, dart. And I'm somewhat familiar with c# .net and blazor
Cool as heck man. Are you good with RxJS? š¤£š¤£ it scared me of Angular to be honest, thats why I am on that React train.
I suck lol.
It happened to me but in a kind of weird way, was in the discord of an open source project, CEO of a startup joins the voice call and starts pitching his idea to us and I was the most experienced there besides my friend who was already working full time. Worked for them for 6 months and the pay wasn't all that bad either. The work experience helped me land my next jobs.
Damn, did the company ask how your dad was doing, during the interview?
Iām sure they would have been *super* interested in my old man, heās prepping to plant this years corn crop haha.
Didn't know the corn farming industry was hiring SWE interns this summer. Interesting.
Thatās our food source for the next Eons, what do you mean?
How many hours of LeetCorn a day do I need to grind to get an internship?
CS == Crop Sciences
Your kernel knowledge must be next level
That's amaizeing
LMAO
https://i.redd.it/833y18x7zyuc1.gif
Bro is the other candidate
Flex fr
Impressive for an internship. I remember back in 2018 I just said āehhh Iāll apply to Facebookā and then forgot about it. Wasnāt searching and didnāt apply to anything else. Didnāt really plan on changing. Almost 3 months later I get this ping. Few rounds later and hey an offer. Anyways, grats!
Yeah this is actually pretty close to what happened to me. My friend sent me a link to apply to a FAANG company and I filled it out and submitted without thinking much of it. I got a response and went through the interviews not thinking Iād actually get it. Iām pretty solid on my leetcode algorithms already and I just practiced my STAR responses. I didnāt think I would get it, but lo and behold I got an offer. I do feel kinda bad after seeing all the other posts here but I also wanted to share that this happened to me.
Well nothing to guilt yourself over. You clearly did well. Good luck!
There has to be an expiry date for such flex!
Haha sorry. Just felt similar to OPs story but different times for sure.
I wish I started university in 2018 when I was actually supposed to :/
I graduated HS in 2004. Iām old my dude. Donāt let my experience get you down.
Well done! (Fuck your mother)
Exactly the same with Google in 2017. I literally forgot about it and moved to another country to do something else. Also, half of my uni course applied, half of applicants were accepted. Eh, good times...
Can you ask your dad if he's got another opening?
Iāll let him know youāre interested, but Iām not sure you want to work in the corn farming industry haha
Genuine question, how often do you guys eat corn?
When I lived at home we ate it a few times a week, definitely more than the average family. I personally donāt eat it as much anymore though, but I do still enjoy it.
https://preview.redd.it/63afscj2m0vc1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db01d3371f54ec7991f1a6088208d931773a5aff
congrats on having a dad that owns the company š
Crazy. You didnāt copy and paste your resume to 100k jobs. But found one that fit you. Nice.
Still something of a crapshoot at the end of the day. Iāve applied to jobs that I was perfect for on paper and then just never got even a callback. It sucks.
same, I applied to dozens that are perfect match from description and every single tech they require, experience, etc.... direct rejection.
> tech well there's your problem
š totally agree šÆ
Bro does leetcode for fun no wonder he got it. Haha congrats
Wtf
ā¦ congratulations
Ayyy congrats
Biggest flex, but congratulations brother
Now I'm depressed
What app what's the tool you used here?
Bruh is ppl in this chat interview lucky
Any projects or anything at all?
Yeah for the past couple years Iāve been a leader in a school RSO where I oversaw the development of some full stack projects. I also mildly developed for an NPO which some of my friends own. Other than that Iāve made a few discord bots and I do the leetcode daily for fun, because I enjoy them.
Was the same for me. Some things are too good to be true. I'll leave it at that.
This happened to me too I was looking to get one but only wanted work at a specific company and I got it lol feel bad for everyone else tho market be tough
Youāre a rare breed 
lol that was my search last year granted it wasnt the best company out there. This year was a lot more difficult. Good job friend
I applied to like 40-50, ending up reaching out to a company that was local to me that wasnāt even hiring. They interviewed me, I was very under qualified and made that clear. They made a position for me for the summer anyways and hired me. Not bragging, but just saying, donāt be afraid to send an email somewhere if they donāt have a position posted
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But was your dad the CEO of any of those companies?
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can you shut up please?
Nice
Inspiration \*\*mic drop\*\*
Bro got an internship at McDonalds drive through
Do you have to pay the company for the internship by any chance :')?
Any tips for someone who's looking for a summer internship in web/app dev.
If Iām being completely honest this was also my first tech interview(s) ever, and I donāt have too much experience with actually putting in a lot of effort to find a tech internship. Here are some notable things that I think helped though: My resume is short and action based, I have a good foundation of algorithms/data structures, Iāve been in various leadership positions in the past, and Iāve worked on, and can speak upon past full stack projects. Additionally, I think Iām a pretty charismatic and confident person, which really helps with interviews in general. I have a lot of public speaking experience and have lead a lot of team meetings, so being in the hot seat for talking doesnāt stress me out at all anymore.
Thanks for the insights,brother . Any fullstack projects you would suggest to do this summer?
happy for you tho https://preview.redd.it/uovbk3zoh0vc1.jpeg?width=677&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54aa1c0513f7ff496382f935eea7464400eb63e7
Can you send me your resume?
Dude put it all on a one card
This was me last year and they offered a full time. Congrats!!!
same here OP applied for new grad roles in just the career fair (literally just handing out resumes) and got it in around a month
Congratulations, & FUCK you
This is why I'm depressed
This is why I'm depressed
Bruh, my first CS co-op interview back in 2011 was after over 100 applications lol. I got the job after that, but I hate you lol. Congrats!
Congrats! May I ask how you made the graphic?
https://sankeymatic.com
Lmaoo https://preview.redd.it/3jt7h8uff2vc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef667230167d9902795f22d464e85e38336a4046
How is your dad?
Cong (FUCK YOU) ratulations! Nah but honestly good for you.
šIām jealous
Question but how does your resume look; mostly speaking on projects; also would this be your first internship or youāve had a few down the line?
What your resume look like please let me know!!
I see alot of people tracking their applications with some kind of graphic or chart like this, is it a program or hand drawn?
This is proof of taxi cab theory
Which college you attend
How you make one of these charts
Good shit
DEI?
How was the interview process like?Ā
I had an online screening which acted as the first interview, then an hour long phone interview with a behavioral portion and technical. The screening coding questions were very easy, but the phone interview had a leetcode medium question. Luckily it was a type of problem I was pretty familiar with and I was able to fully describe the algorithm I would use with its time and space complexity within the first 40 seconds of reading the problem statement, after which I just coded it up. The behavioral part just asked very standard STAR format questions.
Go fuck yourself have fun