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Internships are an invaluable experience where students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experiences in real-world settings while learning from mentors who work in industry. Internship experiences allow students the opportunity to gain skills, make connections to their coursework, expand their network, and further evaluate their interests and career goals.
We recommend searching for an internship as early as possible. Take the initiative to make connections and network!
- Campus resources to get you started:
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The Career Center can coach you on how to find that ideal job, internship, or experiential outcome. Boost your skillset and become better prepared now.
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Jacobs Corporate Affiliates program
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The Jacobs Corporate Affiliates Program partners with companies to provide students and alumni various internship, co-op, and job opportunities.
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- Job/Internship Search Resources:
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A program that allows students to integrate academic theory and ‘real world' practice, engage in research that explores the relationship between the two, and gain hands-on experience in professional settings.
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Year-round opportunities for employers to meet with thousands of top UC San Diego students and alumni to hire for full/part-time positions and internships.
Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program
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An immersive work experience in which students are employed full-time by a company for six months to supplement education with real-world experiences. Certain academic qualifications apply.
Engineering Student Council (TESC)
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Connects students with impactful communities, projects, and career building opportunities.
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UC San Diego's database of off-campus jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, and on-campus jobs (including work-study)
Jacobs School Jobs & Internship Portal
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A database that companies use to proactively search for talented students for full-time jobs and internships. On the JSOE Jobs & Internships Portal, you can create your own profile and resume, view and apply for career opportunities, and gain access to some of the top employers in your field of study.
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This free, public resource is from the US Department of Labor and the Employment & Training Administration. This website can help you look up occupations, including different job titles, median pay by state, and it even has an occupation interest profiler. Try it out!
The Research Experience & Applied Learning (REAL) Portal
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A database that helps students discover internships and other hands-on experiential learning opportunities.
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An internship in which multi-disciplinary teams of 2-5 engineering students are deployed to corporate sponsors to work on a project together for 10-12 weeks in the summer. Students are hired by the sponsor and paid for the experience.
Tech jobs in other fields
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There are lots of tech opportunities in non-tech fields, such as energy, healthcare, biotech/biomed, insurance, transportation, shipping, and more! Try not to limit your employment searches to only tech giant companies.
International Students:
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For international students and students interested in working abroad, take a look at Interstride, which is a website that has a searchable employment board, networking opportunities, and workshops about career and immigration info.
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For international students interested in which employers have sponsored specialty H1-B visas, please check out the USCIS H1-B Data Hub. This website is free, publicly available, and tracks all US employers who sponsor even one H1-B visa. Hint: don't assume that only tech giants and large companies sponsor--small companies and companies in non-tech fields sponsor, too!
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- Technical Interview Resources:
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Mastering the Software Engineering Interview
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Free online course created by UCSD faculty with the support of Google’s recruiting and engineering teams. In the course, they’ve provided tips, examples, and practice opportunities that may help you with a number of tech companies. They’ll assist you to organize into teams to practice. Lastly, they’ll give you basic job search advice, and tips for succeeding once you’re on the job
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- Tips on how to Prepare:
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Visit campus resources, such as Career Center Advising
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Create a LinkedIn account to connect with UCSD alumni and peers
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Gain experience: explore the Global TIES program or take on leadership roles in student organizations
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Attend career and professional development workshops: IDEA Center WISE workshops, Gordon Center
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Gain leadership skills with the Center for Student Involvement: Communication and Leadership and iLead.
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- Obtaining Academic Credit for your Internship:
- Where Have CSE Students Interned?
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Though not an extensive list, here are a few companies that students have interned for, based on CSE 197 enrollment:
- 2GoProducts, Computer Programming
- Amazon, Summer Software Development Engineer Intern
- AppFoliio, Inc., Software Engineer Intern
- Capital One, Software Engineer
- Caterpillar, Solutions Platform Engineer
- CISCO, College Intern
- EA, Software Engineer Intern
- Facebook Inc., Product Engineer Intern
- Google, Software Engineer Intern
- HealthStream Inc., Intern
- IBM, Product Manager Intern
- Leidos, AI/ML Intern
- LPL Financial, Advisor Onboarding Automation Team
- Microsoft, Explorer Intern, Software Engineer, AI team
- Restaurant365, AI Engineering team
- SWARM Biotactics, Hardware Engineer
- Teradata, Software Engineer Intern
- ViaSat, Intern Engineer
- Volt, Software Development Engineer Intern
- Workday, Software Development Intern
- Yelp, Intern
Check out the posters presented at the most recent Summer Internship Symposium!
- Networking
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- Networking - Try to think of networking as "cultivating and maintaining professional relationships", rather than asking for referrals, interviews, or employment.
- How do you go about networking? Sample suggestions can include creating a LinkedIn profile and reaching out to previous and current classmates, TAs, faculty, or alumni.
- Tritons Connect - this campus-run, free resource helps current UCSD students connect with UCSD alumni. Link: https://tritonsconnect.
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