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Mark
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Winter internships 2025?
Any CS/data internships for winter 2025 for college data sci majors? Prefer in big tech or biotech domain. #Spring25
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Teklemuz Ayenew Tesfay
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To secure a Winter 2025 internship in data science or computer science with big tech or biotech companies, begin by crafting your resume and cover letter for each job. Highlight your skills in Python, SQL, machine learning, data structures, algorithms, cloud tools (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), and frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn. For computer science roles, showcase your expertise in object-oriented programming (OOP), C++, Java, and systems design. Create an impressive GitHub portfolio with relevant projects, engage in coding challenges on platforms like LeetCode, Exercism, or HackerRank, and contribute to open-source projects. Join Kaggle competitions for data science or participate in hackathons on platforms like Devpost for broader technical challenges. Network by connecting with professionals on LinkedIn, attending career fairs, and targeting companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, NVIDIA, Salesforce, and Adobe for big tech, or Genentech, Roche, Illumina, and Thermo Fisher Scientific for biotech. Explore internship opportunities and virtual experiences on platforms like Handshake, Internshala, AngelList, Devinternships, Forage, WayUp, and Hired.
Stay updated with industry trends by taking courses on platforms like Coursera, edX, Udacity, DataCamp, Kaggle Learn, CodeCademy, Udemy, and Simplilearn. Join hackathons, participate in organizations like Women Who Code, ACM, or Data Science Society, and attend conferences like Strata Data or the Data Science Conference. Engage in online communities like Stack Overflow, Reddit (r/datascience or r/cscareerquestions), Discord servers, and GitHub Discussions to ask questions, collaborate, and learn. Apply early to various opportunities, including remote internships, and work on developing time management and communication skills for a virtual work environment. The journey can be competitive, but your persistence and commitment to learning will make you stand out. Keep moving forward, embrace challenges, and remember that every experience—whether a success or a setback—helps you grow. The opportunities are there, and with determination and the right mindset, you can make your mark in data science or computer science. Good luck!
Stay updated with industry trends by taking courses on platforms like Coursera, edX, Udacity, DataCamp, Kaggle Learn, CodeCademy, Udemy, and Simplilearn. Join hackathons, participate in organizations like Women Who Code, ACM, or Data Science Society, and attend conferences like Strata Data or the Data Science Conference. Engage in online communities like Stack Overflow, Reddit (r/datascience or r/cscareerquestions), Discord servers, and GitHub Discussions to ask questions, collaborate, and learn. Apply early to various opportunities, including remote internships, and work on developing time management and communication skills for a virtual work environment. The journey can be competitive, but your persistence and commitment to learning will make you stand out. Keep moving forward, embrace challenges, and remember that every experience—whether a success or a setback—helps you grow. The opportunities are there, and with determination and the right mindset, you can make your mark in data science or computer science. Good luck!
Shamama Sirroon
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Hello! To get a winter internship, especially at a big tech company, you'll have to start pretty early (start looking at least a year ahead of time) and make sure to have a resume and project portfolio ready!