Anyone’s college junior struggling to find summer internship?

[Anonymous]

DS riding junior at a SLAC. Secured multiple paid summer positions through alums and networking by mid-January. Did not apply to any positions online. I think Handshake, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc are way too random.

[Anonymous]

My sophomore from UMD was able to do get one through a defense contractor in Arlington. Think he primarily used Handshake. 190 applications from July to October 2024 to get summer 2025. Feel very fortunate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a Junior in college.

He has been interning during summer since end of Freshman year.

He has applied for each internship like it was a job search. Each year he has applied to 250+ internships and heard back only from only 1 or 2 each year. 3.9 gpa kid in CS. Solid skills. CS is brutal. However, for the past two years, he has also got call back offers from companies he has interned with.

So, yes, terrible economy. But, when it is a terrible economy, then you need to dig in and get more skills. Even if it means working without pay.

Parents, guardians and relatives need to support these students as best as they can so that their future is bright, even if their present is hard.

+1. My sophomore CS major applied to 190 summer 2025 internship openings from August to October 2024. Only one interview but fortunately it resulted in an offer.

Wow, well deserved, PP! Congratulations!

[Anonymous]

My CS college freshman got a return summer internship. We had no idea when accepted in 2024 how crazy this year was going to be.

[Anonymous]

They should have applied a long time ago. My sophomore interviewed this year for Junior summer. Got his second choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost April. My junior son has no summer internship. MIS major at a top business school. He didn’t apply to enough. Should he take classes and try to get a fall one?

It's worth considering. My team used to hire interns year round and the competition for the Fall term was far, far less than summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is a Junior in college.

He has been interning during summer since end of Freshman year.

He has applied for each internship like it was a job search. Each year he has applied to 250+ internships and heard back only from only 1 or 2 each year. 3.9 gpa kid in CS. Solid skills. CS is brutal. However, for the past two years, he has also got call back offers from companies he has interned with.

So, yes, terrible economy. But, when it is a terrible economy, then you need to dig in and get more skills. Even if it means working without pay.

Parents, guardians and relatives need to support these students as best as they can so that their future is bright, even if their present is hard.

+1. My sophomore CS major applied to 190 summer 2025 internship openings from August to October 2024. Only one interview but fortunately it resulted in an offer.

my CS major kid has an internship this summer that pays $40/hour. No family/friend connections. They were in a CS program sponsored by a tech company first year in the summer. Then applied to an internship for that company second year.

4.0 dual math/CS major from a state flagship.

You have to hustle early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have applied a long time ago. My sophomore interviewed this year for Junior summer. Got his second choice.

This really depends on the field. Public policy, etc is just now hiring.