r/internships

I got a co-op (12 months) - literally the only offer I got, I was a bit hesitant because it is long term and it is my first internship.

Does anyone have any suggestions, how do you actually succeed at internship, like do the work but how do you stand out and get that return offer - the role is of solutions architect.

I was thinking of doing a part-time research internship as well on side, or take 1 course because as an international student I have to pay for the entire term regardless I take a course or not. Is it hard to manage, has anyone ever done this?

I haven't had a decent chance for summer internships because I was busy applying for college applications as a community college transfer but in order to land a big internship for next year I need to have an expierence to contribute to

Been applying to hundreds of companies daily but still can't manage to bag an internship, will be in my final year of engineering in 3 months.

I'm cooked if I don't find anything soon.

Hello. I’m writing this to hopefully get some help on my current predicament.

I’m a sophomore in aerospace engineering and applied for the DCAIP internship with the DoD/DoW back in October. I got a call and talked over phone and email with someone about a position in February of this year. The last thing we discussed was HR conducting some pre-work and that I should email after a few days if I haven’t heard anything. When I did, he told me that they were still doing some pre-work for my onboarding and he stated that “This opportunity has been fully obligated to you, and the position is secured,” yet it has almost 2 months and I have not heard anything back yet about my onboarding.

I have sent a few emails throughout this time to the person I was in contact with but I have had no luck in hearing anything back. I also emailed DCAIP Program Office a few days ago but have only received an automated message. I have also checked my spam folder but haven’t seen anything.

The internship is supposed to be from May-August, and with May approaching, I’m worried about the position and don’t know what else I can do. Is there any advice from anyone who might’ve been in a similar boat? Should I try to contact anyone or just cut my losses and find a summer job? Thank you for any help.

I did my bachelor's from a tier 3 college ( way worse), but climbed my way up and doing my masters from HINDU COLLEGE ( Delhi University). But getting an internship is tough man nobody replies to you and LinkedIn ( lol bruh that thing is an advertisement agent now )

Interested in finance and international business. If anyone can help me up🫡

any content writing /social media marketing paid internship work from home..? please DM...

finished courses and looking for remote opportunities

I received T mobile Summer intern offer for 2026. I am a F1 student and for 99.9% of the postings I always put yes for sponsorship but situation is making me rethink.

I had communicated during recruiter call that I dont need sponsorship for this intern role. and that discussion ended there.

I am now super tensed if she misinterpreted anything, or in future if they will revoke the offer for any reason. Is my team actually supportive of sponsorship for graduation. I have no idea.

I really need some guidance on what should be my next steps.

I have completed ML , now I am learning GenAI then I will do Deployment stuffs like MLops,

is it good for getting internships?

Hey everyone,

Right now, I'm trying to get an SDE internship in the next two to three months, but I'm not sure what the best way to go about it is.

Right now, my background is pretty basic. I know Python, DBMS, some basic machine learning concepts, and I'm getting better at DSA. I wouldn't say I'm strong yet, but I'm ready to work hard every day.

I'm mostly looking for a moderate-level SDE internship with a good salary. It shouldn't be too hard, like FAANG-level difficulty, but it also shouldn't be an unpaid or basic role.

I would really like some help with:

- What should I work on in the next two to three months so that I can realistically get an internship?

- How strong does my DSA have to be?

- Should I spend more time on development (projects) or on solving problems?- At this point, which companies should I go after?

- Did you have a specific plan or roadmap that worked for you?

Please let us know what worked for you if you have been in a similar situation and were able to get an internship.

hi everyone! i need help deciding between two very good internship opportunities and i have until monday to decide. here are the details about both

internship A: i received an offer from a very good record label this past week and i was so excited for it. i applied early january and didn't hear anything until late march so it genuinely came out of left field. i would be a marketing intern working on campaigns for artists specifically in the kpop space (i love kpop) so i truly felt like this was the role for me. however, after receiving my offer letter the compensation is definitely not what i was expecting and same thing for the hours as it is closer to part time. i tried to negotiate both but unfortunately they are not able to increase the wage, but i could be working more hours during a given week. ive never really wanted to work in the music industry, but since this opportunity has presented itself i could see myself being very happy doing the work because i truly do love music and concerts.

internship B: last summer i had an internship at one of the top PR firms in the world and it being my first internship, i learned so so much and made some really good connections. this company has different agencies underneath them and i saw that they were looking for interns specifically post grads (i graduate may 2026) and they pretty much align with everything i want to do career wise and would be such a great opportunity. long story short, i got a referral and my old managers put in a good word for me and i was able to have a phone interview and it went super well and i have a 2nd interview next week with the hiring managers. i don't know when specifically it is but it will be next week. the pay at this job is what im looking for and the hours are more full time which is also nice. my only fear is that since i haven't officially had my last interview yet, there is a chance i could not get it but honestly im pretty confident in my interviewing skills and my referrals.

now im in the boat of should i just take internship A since i already have the offer letter, or take a chance on myself and hold out for internship B? i've asked friends and family and pretty much everyone has been split 50/50 between the two so that hasn't been much help lol. FOR REFERENCE, BOTH of these opportunities are in NYC BUT i would not have to worry about housing since i am staying with family. any advice would help and i hope all of this makes sense 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾.

Hey everyone. I have an internship this summer coming up and though I am able to afford some of the asks, I have an issue with the amounts that are asked up front (usually full months rent or even more) I do not have that much saved up, I only really have enough to travel and move in. Are there any options to look at that charge you one big bill after the summer to pay? Or charge you half way through? I don't care if it has interest or anything, I know i'll be able to pay but only after I actually make money from the internship

Hi, I applied for an internship at Johnson & Johnson and I made it to the final interview. I was so sure I had gotten the job because the recruiter kept looking at my LinkedIn and I had the qualifications for it later to find out I had gotten rejected. Would it be a bad idea to reach out and maybe ask why there was a rejection? If I could get some advice about how to go about doing that it would be helpful too! Thank you.

I applied to this research internship a few days before the deadline and received an interview invite 10 days later. The research coordinator gave me interview dates that started the next day, which was interesting, but I digress. I interviewed on March 17th and I believe it went really well. I was told to expect to hear something by the next week or so. I sent a thank you email 2 days after the interview. Didn’t hear back within a week and a half and sent another email. Ghosted on both emails :(

I’m a little conflicted because the internship page said decisions come out April, but the fellow from last year told me they heard back within a week. I have another follow-up email scheduled for tomorrow. I’m assuming it’s over?

Hi, I’m a second-year EE student (at a mid-tier-engineering school), and I am aiming for robotics internships next summer at companies like Boston Dynamics or Tesla.

I’m trying to decide where to focus my effort over the next year:

• Firmware / embedded systems (STM32, C, ROS2, controls, edge AI, ML)
• Hardware / PCB design

Current experience:

• Some computer vision work (MediaPipe)
• Currently building an impedance-controlled actuator (STM32 + motor + encoder + current sensing)

My question is:
For robotics internships, which direction tends to be more valuable? And what kinds of projects actually stand out when applying?

I tend to get shiny-object syndrome and find a new thing to learn without going deep into one, and I want to focus on one topic and learn something that has the highest ROI.

Currently ending my second year having two offers of 2 month internship one at IIT Hyderabad and other at IIT bhilai (got from cold emailing) and do I need to try for the fossee intern at IIT Bombay or take any one offer as initially I think it would be best as of now!!

Figured with all the hiring they did, there would be a possibility I could get this to work. I’ve heard of people moving to summer to Fall but anyone heard of the reverse?

Do they ask for transcripts? If they didn’t ask when applying would they ask after an offer is extended?

Which one would you choose? Do you know anyone from these types of companies?

Hii, i am actively applying for SDE Backend Intern roles, not getting any call backs. I am in 3rd year of my B.Tech and my cgpa is not that great, i mean its just 6.9, i was wondering if this is the reason they reject me or the ATS automatically rejects my application.

Should i remove cgpa from my resume, will it affect anything ?

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