How I Got My FIRST Software Engineering Internship (No Experience)

In this video, I break down how you can get your first software engineering/ computer science internship without any prior experience, and how I got my first internships that led to Amazon and Shopify. Enjoy!

I'm Aman Manazir, a student studying computer science at university. I make videos about technology, productivity, and study skills. Subscribe for more videos like this!

0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - My First Internships
1:50 - Apply to Small Companies
3:20 - Use Referrals/Word of Mouth
4:41 - No One is Doing It
5:18 - Go to the Career Fair
6:41 - Fix Your Resume (Tips)
8:08 - Start LeetCode. Now.
9:13 - Talk to Accomplished People

[dalagamble]

Never understood jobs that have entry level positions but it says you have to have experience😂. That would make no sense. The job isn’t entry then.

[neogening]

How do you have “no experience” but you’re a cs major at a very reputable school? You also had other internships. Very misleading

[techmentormaria]

"Go to the Career Fair" yes yes yes. I always tell people to do this when they ask me how to get into FAANG. I literally got my FAANG job through a career fair back in 2014 :)

[pradyumnarahul]

I saw the title and thought to myself - since when did Internships require experience. The very purpose of an internship is to provide experience to students

[ctrlaltcreate]

This is a great video. Nobody wants to say they’re family or friends are the reason they got a job, but in reality that is the case for MANY people

[salmaelabsi]

i found this video 15 hours after it was uploaded, you're godsent! thank you for the great advice!

[francaellerman]

This was such a good overview of the basics of getting a software internship for people just getting started, thank you so much!

[snoopie]

I got my actually skipped the internship and went straight to entry-level just by sending a simple “cover letter” along with my resume, and I was still in school.

[ais]

I was searching for a video that helps me getting an internship in my junior year. Ended up taking life lessons that completely changed my mindset, and will have a great impact on my future. Thank you

[neoking]

I really needed some advice like this thank you so much.

[saminp]

I am a senior with minimal experience related to tech besides school courses. I am struggling to find an internship or a co-op and am becoming worried about my situation. Am a little lost right now

[Deepak-hvuh]

You said things that I know I needed to hear, but didn't want to, a good man, thank you, commenting is all I can do, since I can't reach out to you personally, but if someday I can, I will make sure to bagger you with tons of questions, so much that you have to tell me to go away because you'll have to be somewhere or you'll run out of time😂. Looking forward for some genuine progress.

[Truttle]

What questions do I badger people with? Whenever I’m in that position my mind goes blank…

[Truttle]

Coming back to say that I finally got one :)

[ProlDaniel]

Could you share your resume without personal or sensitive details? It would help me to have a structure to make my own. Thanks and keep making these helpful videos. Daniel.

[omega]

7:28 I dont know why but this part REALLY resonated with my left ear 😂

[study-zlit]

This video was very helpful, thank you!

[TheDJJProductions]

Love your videos, did you ever upload your notion templates?

[GeetaByAP]

Heyy Aman, Actually I require JavaScript in my internship, and I am currently struggling with it. If you, please share you Notion notes about it. It would really benefit me immensely. Thanks

[saiguvvala]

Holy I love your personality. I'm going to start my grind, do you think it's possible to get some internship before college starts? I'm going to India over the summer but I'd love to get a small time internship online with any tech company, is that feasible?