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Ask HN: How to find remote internship/junior role as a student
4 points by alextselikas on Sept 10, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments
Hello everyone,

I was actually about to start a remote Working Student position in a big company, which i found out of the blue on Reddit, but last second they decided not to hire any working students due to the unstable market.

So after that i started searching for other Working Student positions, but either they required On-site or German language knowledge(Working Student is used a lot in Germany).

Looking at remote positions worldwide, i can only find full-time Software Engineer positions with atleast 1-3 yrs of experience. Most Intern positions are Onsite and most Junior positions require 1yr of experience/Internship.

I would say i have more experience than the average student(maybe not from those who visit HN though) and i thought i would apply to those Software Engineer positions and progress quickly but they have responded that i lack work experience, rightfully so.

So i am stuck in a limbo where Internships are on site and Junior positions MAY BE remote but perhaps i'm not qualified for those.

So, what i am asking is, do you have a site/platform which i can perhaps look for such positions? I scrolled through all of Who is Hiring (September 2020) and found very few junior positions.

PS: here is my CV https://alextselikas.eu.org/CV.pdf,i would appreciate it if someone could take a look and tell me what role he would categorize me?(Intern or Junior perhaps)

I am also based in Europe

Thank you for your time and best regards

Alex



I got a number of internships in high school by just cold emailing a TON of startups, and making it very clear that even though I didn't have a ton of experience, I loved programming and learned quickly. I had a low success rate -- but I really only needed one person to say yes!

I recommend emailing the highest-up person in each company whose email address you can find (or guess and check, via a service like https://email-checker.net/). Also, don't constrain yourself to advertised positions -- I never applied for an internship for which there was a listing.


Thanks for the advice! I actually started doing the same. If there was position for a Software Engineer, i ask if there is room for a quick learning intern.

Thanks again!


Lookup Wonsulting.


Check outreachy.org


Thanks for the link! very interesting. However the program is intended for minorities in the tech space (ex. women,trans etc.). I feel silly applying as a white straight male.




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