Finding internships
I’m at the point in life when I have to start thinking about my future more than ever. Of course, I was thinking of my future when I decided to go to sixth form and now university, but the life of work is where the most thought must go.
Next year, as part of my four-year university course, I have a year out. This means that I have to find a computing company offering a one year internship for me to join. This isn’t the diffcult part. The part which takes much more effort is pursuading the companies to interview you and consider you for one of the few internships that exist in contrast to the number of applicants.
I’ve seen this first hand, being rejected by one company I applied to after reaching the penultimate round. I’m not bitter because I understand that I got some things wrong during the assessment centre (the fact that they provided individual feedback means that they do care somewhat for applicants) and that not all applicants are successful.
I’ve applied to three other companies at the moment and am considering applying to others. I want to keep my options open and increase my chances of being accepted by at least one employer. If I have a choice of employers then that would be great, but I would love to work for any of the companies I have applied for so that’s not so much of a problem.
Hopefully I’ll be accepted by at least one company because the experience that a year in industry will provide will be indispensible especially when it comes to finding a job after graduation. Some companies even fast track you through the graduate entry process if you’ve already shown great aptitude during an industrial year with them.