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NAVIGATION
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A struggle many students face when trying to find their first internship role, is the fact that companies want experience for entry-level roles. However, you can’t get experience without a job/role, thus the dilemma.
To solve this, their are many avenues students can explore to gain experience outside the confines of a traditional role:
(This section covers technical experience that you can gain without a co-op. Before achieving a first co-op, many struggle to get any interviews due to lack of work experience. Work study is paid, part time software development work that you can apply for at SFU)
https://www.sfu.ca/fas/computing/current-students/undergraduates/research-opportunities.html
https://www.sfu.ca/fas/study/student-life/clubs-student-societies.html#:~:text=The Simon Fraser University Computing,on Instagram to stay connected
Discover Computer Science Hackathon Events & Activities in Vancouver, Canada | Eventbrite
Uber Career Prep Software Engineering Fellowship : https://www.uber.com/ca/en/careers/careerprep/?uber_client_name=916344443402224
Adobe Digital Academy : https://www.adobe.com/corporate-responsibility/creativity/digital-academy.html
Google Build Your Future Apprenticeship : https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/apprenticeships
Build your future with Google - Apprenticeships
(GitHub repo of accepted proposals) : https://github.com/SammanSarkar/GSoC_archive_2025
(These are some useful links to be aware of job postings as soon as they are released. It is importent to apply early. If you don’t get a referral within 24 hours of a job being posted, apply without one. You will get a lot of rejections, don’t let that bring you down. Learn to accept them and keep moving. And most importantly, NEVER GIVE UP !)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUQbl9J3kJU
GitHub - vanshb03/Summer2025-Internships: Collection of Summer 2025 tech internships!
arieltyson's list / 💼 Internships