Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship • Hacker News Board

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by jboy55 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC

silverbax88 wrote: post #128

nickysielicki wrote: post #105

As a 20 year old I'm frustrated that your eye for design is way better than mine, but at the same time, I'm also frustrated that you're listing projects and they're not on your github, nor are they apparently deployed at all... The images aren't hyperlinks. * Wire clothing - there are a billion clothing brands with wire in the name, which one is yours? * VIDBY - google search shows nothing in first 3 pages. * Mobile…

I have hired a lot of developers over the last 15 years and not once have I cared if they have a github account.

I have also hired a lot of devs, I love it when they have a github account, especially those with less experience or as interns.

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by brianzelip » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC

Great markup - I especially enjoy that `` is used for only (some wrapping ``s and) an `` which conveys the authors main call: "This summer I’d like to be your Intern (June - September)"!

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by jakejake » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC

infinitone wrote: post #143

Great presentation and design skill, you'll def land something. Though if you want big 4 or even big 20 tech companies, then you'll need to show more real code. A good 20k loc app would be nice.

Seeing as how he is just finishing high school yet, I'm guessing he will have more code on his resume by the time he's looking for a job in 4 years. Although, with the speed of things, who knows what will be the hot skills then!

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by jboy55 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:12 PM UTC

Raphmedia wrote: post #147

ElComradio wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no (public) github account and I approve this message.

Out of the 120 developers where I work, about 5 have active github accounts. Hiring based on github is ridiculous.

I don't expect to see one for professional devs, a lot of time what we develop we aren't allowed to share. Or, if its a side project, its not necessarily open source.

However, for college grads, or those without a CS degree and transitioning from a bootcamp, a github account really sets you apart and is becoming a must.

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by nbrempel » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:14 PM UTC

Wow there seems to be a lot of negative comments here. Do I sense a bit of jealousy?

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by thesagan » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:14 PM UTC

soneca wrote: post #24

Your page looks great because you have great skills and achievements to show. Remember that. You are getting A LOT of attention in HN, that will sure be picked up by another places on the interwebs. So, my piece of advice: do not use this fame and fall in temptation to start capitalizaing solely on your personal brand, giving lectures, interviews, writing books on how to be hired by the hottest startups and other dis…

Your advice reminds me of advice Al Franken has seemingly taken in his political career so he can break through his image of being a class-clown.

A WaPo article I randomly dug up: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2014/10/24/48765a5e-5...

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by justathrow2k » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:15 PM UTC

radicality wrote: post #130

SomeCollegeBro wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you need a little bit more than a website to get a valuation...

Not if your product is... a website, like many startups are.

These companies products generally aren't simply a website - their web sites serve as a catalyst for delivering an actual product that provides functionality. The link is question isn't a product hosted on the web, its simply a personal website.

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by justathrow2k » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:16 PM UTC

logicallee wrote: post #56

and they say geography isn't destiny. a design like this can get a solo founder a $2M valuation on an idea in the valley (making him an instant millionaire), whereas a slovakian is trying hard to close an internsihp (meaning he hasn't gotten $8/hr, or 1/250000th of that amount.) 1/250000th.

A design like that coupled with a product that people think has some value, perhaps.

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by hk__2 » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:17 PM UTC

silverbax88 wrote: post #128

nickysielicki wrote: post #105

As a 20 year old I'm frustrated that your eye for design is way better than mine, but at the same time, I'm also frustrated that you're listing projects and they're not on your github, nor are they apparently deployed at all... The images aren't hyperlinks. * Wire clothing - there are a billion clothing brands with wire in the name, which one is yours? * VIDBY - google search shows nothing in first 3 pages. * Mobile…

I have hired a lot of developers over the last 15 years and not once have I cared if they have a github account.

As a student, when you don’t have a lot of professional experience, having a good GitHub profile is a huge advantage in some companies. I got my current internship because of that. And the last one. And the one before.

Re: Take me as an Intern – 19yo student seeking internship

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Post by justathrow2k » Wed, Apr 29, 2015, 5:18 PM UTC

cozuya wrote: post #101

Guess I'll be that guy - the design and content is nice and well done, but this is just bootstrap copy/paste to me; I don't see a lot of "coding talent" evident. Not to say he doesn't have it, but creating a site like this basically requires finding a similar one and learning what classes to put into your bootstrap markup.

For what its worth, I agree with you. That is to say, I feel like a lot of the people here giving out praise are being a bit excessive with it and this is simply a flavour of the day paint by numbers web page. Still, it's a good effort for a kid in college looking to get an internship.