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3) Internship & Experience Engine (Core Student Output)
Using startups, labs, contract roles strategically
You can start with your university Labs. Look for 'Research Assistant' roles. They are on-campus, easy to get, and show you have deep technical skills. Small startups are often desperate for help. If you email the founder and offer to solve a specific problem, they might hire you on a contract basis. This counts as professional experience!
Everyone wants to work at Google or Goldman Sachs. Because of that, the competition is insane. But here is a secret: Experience is experience.
- Look for "Mid-Market" companies (companies with 100 to 500 employees). They have money to pay you, they have real problems for you to solve, and they are much easier to get into.
- Getting a "no-name" internship in your first year makes you a superstar when you apply to the "Big Brands" in your second year. It proves you can survive in a US office.
Free Resource: How to Find Companies Actually Hiring
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