techy guys, please read. looking for summer internship in tech field for sophomore college student.

[rockwind1]

this is just a last ditch effort after helping my 20 Y/O look for a summer internship this summer. apparently, 90% of getting one is who you know. I am a long time member on this forum, as well as accurate shooter, ARF, and long Range hunting.

I am 60 y/o retired fire captain, NRA member, native Nevadan and member in good standing at both my local shooting ranges here in Las Vegas, (Boulder rifle and pistol club, and Desert Sportsmans Rifle Club)

my son attends Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate NY. His specialty is cybersecurity, robotics, and writing code, including AI code. He is just finishing his sophomore year. He is exceptionally smart with a composite 130+ IQ and has done some amazing stuff with computers. he is not a gamer. his social skills are currently under construction.

If anyone is in a position to get his resume into a recruiters hands at ANYPLACE where they have comp sci, comp engineering, robotics, AI, cybersecurity, or IT internship programs, please feel free to pm or even email me at [email protected]

just to be clear,, ANY summer job, ANYWHERE, in his field, whether remote or in office, is fine, apparently, getting a summer internship aka summer job, is very important for these college students these days.

no need to make fun of me, I know this is a long shot and not the typical place to ask. yes, he/we have put in hundreds of applications online.
attached is his resume if anyone can forward it
crossposted in another forum as well.

 

[Adam B]

Technology Sales Intern | Steve Wylie

My region will be hiring a technology sales intern for this summer to be a part of the Trace3 Tracer program. Ideally I'd like this person to be between their junior and senior year and would like the person to be located in Ohio for the summer to allow for the most in-person engagement...

www.linkedin.com

I know it is all in technical but it is a start

 

[rockwind1]

Technology Sales Intern | Steve Wylie

My region will be hiring a technology sales intern for this summer to be a part of the Trace3 Tracer program. Ideally I'd like this person to be between their junior and senior year and would like the person to be located in Ohio for the summer to allow for the most in-person engagement...

www.linkedin.com

I know it is all in technical but it is a start

thanks, i sent the gentlemen a message and resume.

 

[Old Man with Gun]

Consulting companies can be a good place to look. Companies like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, CGI, and Accenture all have intern programs.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute should have relationships with recruiters, also talk to the smaller local consulting groups. Consulting companies are project based. See what they are looking for.

 

[mi650]

Euro Optics needs some website help.

 

[DownhillFromHere]

My son got his best internship via a guy I knew through one of the gun clubs to which I belonged. Totally chance thing - so your asking here on SH is not a bad idea at all.

My son is a software engineer. I understand about "social skills... currently under construction." He struggled so hard with his senior-year job fairs and interviews... but he did land with the company he interned with and is now a well-compensated senior engineer there. But his human social skills remain "under construction."

Interestingly, after four years there, he was laid off during the pandemic, but landed less than a month later with a big raise. But he still helped a former coworker who was saddled with his responsibilities. Then, when he was laid off from the new job after just a few months as the pandemic wore on, he was brought back into his former company with a promotion and another raise. He's been there now almost ten years.

I wish your son luck. Persistence is everything. After I graduated college fifty years ago next spring, I worked for well over a year at a subsistence farm job that, some days, would gag a maggot. But when I landed, it was in a dream role using practical skills I picked up as part of my job search. And some of life's best lessons were learned on that farm job - not the least of which is how it feels to be looked at like you're nothing and how persistence can feel so futile.

Tell your son DON'T GIVE UP, and even menial subsistence jobs have value.

 

[748rpilot]

How good are his C/C++ and VHDL skills, actually? Also, advanced math skills ((partial-)differential equations, stats & probability)?

 

[jrhtx]

thanks, i sent the gentlemen a message and resume.

No offense, but he needs to send his own resumes. You helping him find contacts is one thing but you sending your son's resume, well, no.
I know you want to help him in every way you can but you won't be in the interview, right?

I may be old school but having hired hundreds of people from engineers, technicians, labor, divers, pilots, etc, over 40 years and interviewed several times that, he needs to stand on his own.

 

[mgoodrich]

As a student , I went through my Universities job placement service to get my first job.

I did a quick search and noticed that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has the same service for jobs as well as co-op and internships. Going this route the companies understand that the students don't have the contacts in industry that helps later on. I would think that this would be the best way, and I am assuming he has already tried this? What may have happened here?

 

[lennyo3034]

No offense, but he needs to send his own resumes. You helping him find contacts is one thing but you sending your son's resume, well, no.
I know you want to help him in every way you can but you won't be in the interview, right?

I may be old school but having hired hundreds of people from engineers, technicians, labor, divers, pilots, etc, over 40 years and interviewed several times that, he needs to stand on his own.

As a supervisor of a bunch of young aerospace engineers, I agree with this.

One of the biggest challenges I face with some new hires is lack of independence and having to hand hold. A resume would mean more coming from the candidate himself. If a parent joined in on an interview that would be an instant red flag.

 

[Caba]

x3 if someone's parent sent me their child's resume I wouldn't even bother looking at it. Instant red flag.

 

[Vivacious Stallion]

As a supervisor of a bunch of young aerospace engineers, I agree with this.

One of the biggest challenges I face with some new hires is lack of independence and having to hand hold. A resume would mean more coming from the candidate himself. If a parent joined in on an interview that would be an instant red flag.

100% this.

 

[saddlerocker]

I work for a company called Redzone Robotics in Pittsburgh, PA.
They often have interns from CMU and Pitt.

 

[AZLong]

My son had difficulty getting internships as well (ASU engineering). He seemed to think he had plenty of time to get his resumés out. Finally learned to start Christmas/New years. His current internship will likely go full time next month. Designs solar panels for satellites. Loves it. Apply early and often. Perseverance and enthusiasm are key...HIS, not yours....