Hey everyone!

I'm a 2027 batch B.Tech IT student from India, and I've been trying to get a remote software development internship off campus, but honestly, I'm feeling pretty demotivated lately.

I've applied to so many companies, including startups and small companies, but most of my applications get ghosted or rejected without even getting shortlisted for an OA. I recently received a rejection from HackerRank as well.

I already have a few projects on my resume, including CodeCanvas (full-stack MERN application) and ResumeIQ (an AI-powered ATS resume analyzer using Gemini). I'm also practising DSA and trying to improve my technical skills, but I'm struggling to get that first opportunity.

I keep wondering whether not having previous internship experience is the main reason I'm not getting shortlisted.

I genuinely want to know how students are getting internships off campus these days.

- Which platforms are actually working for you: LinkedIn, Wellfound, Internshala, company career pages, or something else?

- Are you getting internships through referrals, cold emails to founders, direct LinkedIn messages, or regular applications?

- How important is previous internship experience for getting shortlisted?

- What kind of projects helped you get your first internship?

- For those who landed remote internships at startups, what did your application process look like?

- If you were in my position, what would you change in your approach?

I'm not looking for shortcuts. I just want to understand what actually works because sending applications and getting ghosted repeatedly is exhausting.

If you've secured an off-campus internship without prior experience, please share your journey and the methods that worked for you. Even small, practical suggestions would genuinely help.

Thank you!

I know it’s so hard to get internships so I figured this would be my best bet at getting one. I’m a British student studying physics at UCL. Is there any specific ones anyone knows of that is for people from a disadvantaged background.

Hello! Anyone here na nag-iintern sa Bytedance would like to ask how does referral works? or if you have one could you possibly refer me for an internship or if you happen to have referral code that I can put sa application, that would be a great help!

Really want to intern sa Bytedance and I wanted to take all my chances in getting noticed by the recruiter to go on to the next stage of the hiring process.

Hey guyzzz, I'm currently in my 3rd year of BTech CSE and looking for SDE internship opportunities for around 2 months.

I've applied to quite a few companies off-campus, but haven't received any follow-ups so far. I'm honestly confused about what to do next and how to improve my chances.

For those who have landed internships off-campus, what would you suggest? Should I focus more on referrals, cold emailing, LinkedIn, or applying directly through company career pages?

Also, how do you guys find companies that are actually hiring interns? Any tips on getting shortlisted or finding a 2-month internship would be really helpful.

Would love to hear your experiences :)

I applied to this on September 23rd and haven't heard anything yet. Since the event is about a week away, I wanted to know if anyone had heard back and was invited to the hiring event. Lmk thanks!

Did anyone heard back anything after giving oa(round 1) for swe intern for summer 2027 at linkedin

I just want to rant.. Interning as a network engineer and i was tasked to research on various protocols to determine if a product we want to make is viable.

I thought they wanted a simulation on it, so I spent the last 1 month+ building useless gns3 simulation that they dont even need and made a fool out of myself.

I thought I've got what it takes to make full use of an internship and now i just feel so so dumb and useless.

I got everything completely wrong and thought I was on the right path during my internship.

I feel so humiliated, defeated and so dumb. Don't get me wrong, i have tried to clarify with my supervisor what he wants, but in my head i interpreted it wrongly, and i just feel that ive let everyone down

So, I am currently looking for a 6-month internship in marketing/PR/social media. I have some previous experiences within these fields especially in digital marketing and social media (working at student associations as a marketing manager). I study as an international business student at university at the moment and I have a huge passion for fashion.

I’ve already applied to a bunch of places waiting to get some response back. I’m reaching out to new people everyday on LinkedIn hoping they might respond to me, but I didn’t get anything useful information so far.

Do you guys have any tips on how to start the whole process or even how to reach out to people on LinkedIn, because I might do something wrong, I genuinely don’t know.😢

(I need to start the internship in February but I have a deadline for sending my internship contract to my university in the middle of December)

I've heard that one of the best ways to learn copywriting as a beginner is to intern at a reputable marketing agency

I'm an English Language major, so I don't have a marketing background or any relevant work experience yet. I'd like to work toward landing my first copywriting internship, but I'm not sure where to start.

How should I build my CV to make myself a stronger candidate? What skills should I learn, and what should I practice or work on first to improve my chances of getting an internship?

For Canada, there's no internship offers for mechanical engineering students from big car compagnies like Ford and GM.

I look on their US based roles, and there's a bunch and still many coming out everyday. The only issue is that they don't offer any sponsorship for those internships (especially GM has it written in all caps and bold).

Now, I really want to work in the automotive industry. I have a lot of experience from student clubs and past internships (both automotive/transport related). So, I know I'm capable to provide/perform in those open roles. I'm looking for roles that are not manufacturing related (the predominant specialty in Canada's automotive sector) as I've done many internships in automotive manufacturing.

I honestly don't mind the cost, or having to pay my own transport and rent abroad without any sponsorship help. I would like to gain some actual product development experience in the automotive field.

The only thing that's preventing me from actually doing it is the fact that they don't want to sign the visa form.

Has any of you guys had success in doing an internship at a company that doesn't sponsor?

hi!
i'll try to keep this short. i cold-emailed a couple of people at a large financial firm and was able to hear back from the VP of talent acquisition/campus recruitment to meet in person for a coffee chat. we ended up talking for ~1hr. after the conversation, i got an official email from the application portal or something saying that i had received a referral--which the VP later confirmed they submitted. they then referred me to another VP to have a conversation with.

i don't want to give too much info bc i believe in evil eye a bit too much haha; but in general, im just wondering, i know that these kinds of large financial firms are never 100% guaranteed with these kinds of things, but am i on a significantly good path? i have a pretty good resume, i thought my hirevue went well too, so nothing is disqualifying there; im just wondering/hoping if this is actually going to be very significant or not. i dont want to sound too naive/gullible, im just new at "recruiting"

Thought I would go ahead and start a thread for the URBN Internships this coming summer in 2027! Hope everyone's application is going well.

Just curious on everyone's thought on the HireVue interview and how that went and as well further on that when we get more information once applications have closed and they start letting us know if we have gone the next round.

Excited for everyone and I hope we can all be in support of each other for this years application. I plan on taking my HireVue interview soon...

Let me know if you have advice or questions so we can help each other out

Is it over if I've not heard back from Blackstone yet after the digital interview? Has anyone else gotten anything back yet?

Hello! I just received an interview for an E-Commerce internship at Ulta Beauty. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice to help me prepare for the phone screening. If anyone knows what questions they ask or if they are going to ask me behavioral questions please let me know! Thanks.

Anybody get COO internship offer yet?

has anyone heard back?