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Post by achompas » Fri, Sep 02, 2011, 5:37 PM UTC

chadburgess wrote: post #10

achompas wrote: post #9

Surprised to see so many non-technical internships for the fall. Does demand for tech interns lower during school semesters?

In our experience, it's much harder to find dev interns that can have a real impact in such a short period of time to make it worth the recruiting and training effort. Most students with dev talent don't have to "intern" but can actually work, even if it is remotely.

Post by chadburgess » Fri, Sep 02, 2011, 7:22 PM UTC

achompas wrote: post #11

chadburgess wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In our experience, it's much harder to find dev interns that can have a real impact in such a short period of time to make it worth the recruiting and training effort. Most students with dev talent don't have to "intern" but can actually work, even if it is remotely.

Do these students attend school full time, then, and work 20 hours/week? Or do they drop out and work full time? (Thanks for answering, btw--I'm considering a scenario like this right now)