Software engineering internships are a great way to...

Software engineering internships are a great way to see if building software is the career for you. Unlike many other domains, software engineering interns typically get paid. They often get paid relatively well, too! " "" "All internships share a common thread of mutual benefit: the company benefits from relatively cheap yet relatively inexperienced labor, while the intern gets a chance to learn and grow as an individual. In addition, the optimal outcome has the intern returning to work at the company full time, should they perform well during their monthslong interview." "" "Paying interns is essential, though, since it is otherwise too easy to exploit interns, which happens far too frequently today. " "" "A software engineering internship at a big company like LinkedIn is always pretty intense, the bar is high to get in, and expectations are equivalently high during the internship. Unfortunately, COVID has made internships even harder, forcing interns into a fully remote experience, where your mentor isn’t just a chair swivel away! " "" "That said, it is still possible to thrive in these conditions, as Jasmeet Gill has done on the News team this past summer! Big shoutout to all his work over the past three months, and I sincerely hope he is back at LinkedIn after he graduates! #bendevtip

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Original post on LinkedIn