Your past jobs, schoolwork, extracurriculars, volunteering, and unique interests have made you the candidate you are today. You have gained knowledge through these experiences, even if they don’t feel like “proper” internship experience. 

You will likely fall into one of the three following buckets, which will inform your path during this internship process. However, just because you fall into one bucket now, doesn’t mean that you can’t transfer to another bucket by the end of this course. 

No Experience

No experience? No problem. Everyone has to start somewhere, so you shouldn’t let your lack of “real” experience scare you away from the application process. We have been in your shoes and want to help you beef up your resume, start building your network, and find roles that are meant for people just like you. We've created a blog post just for you, which has links to the modules you should read first (before dividing more deeply into the Playbook). Check out those pages and then come back here!

Some Experience

You have already completed an internship, done academic research, or built a project. How do you show employers the awesome work you’ve done? We’ll give you tactics to polish your application, increase your studying efficiency, and interview like a pro.

Expert

You're looking to land an internship at a FAANG+ company, fintech firm, or other highly competitive position. You need to stand out. We will guide you through mastering high-level interviews and building real-world systems, so you can catch the attention of recruiters.

Finding Your Path

Answer these questions to evaluate your experience level and figure out which bucket you’re currently in.

• Are you in college yet / are you in graduate school?
• Have you taken core CS classes like Data Structures and Algorithms?
• Have you worked on any independent projects or done a hackathon?
• Have you had an internship before?
• Have you had more than one internship?
• In any previous role, have you worked with a team and personally pushed code to production?

Little Experience

Answered Yes to 0-1 Questions 

Some Experience

Answered Yes to 2-4 Questions

Expert

Answered Yes to 5+ Questions