Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internationals

Posted by pjharrin on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @02:57AM
from the self-post dept.

Hello YC/HN:

I'm trying to find an internship with a startup (one I believe in)/tech company in SV but I need sponsorship since I'm from Canada. I got an employee to refer me to Apple, but I would like some contingency plans. Any suggestions other then just firing off resumes to startups (which I've done).

Notes: I'm a business person not a lovable code monkey

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by woodsier on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @06:57AM (#384266)

Aussie here, looking to move to Cali at the end of 2009. Is there any particular events or avenues/agencies which assist internationals in finding jobs, especially in our sectors?

Any advice or tips?

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by timcederman on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @05:12PM (#384922)

You could try contacting Advance (www.advance.org).

I did it the hard way and just came on over. It's not bad as it allows you to network directly with people.

Contacting companies directly helps. Are you at uni, or at work? If at uni, usually there will be career fairs and the like which attract international companies. Google, Sun and IBM definitely came by looking for people specifically for their SV offices.

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by woodsier on Thursday December 04, 2008 @08:01AM (#385614)

I'm a full-time Uni student but work as a Digital Media Coordinator for certain digital television channels. Are these fairs in Aus, or Cali?

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by timcederman on Thursday December 04, 2008 @01:51PM (#385974)

In Australia, at most major universities. I went to University of Queensland and had plenty of opportunities.

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by siong1987 on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @04:30AM (#384195)

How about a code monkey? Sorry for hijacking your thread.

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by Mythrl on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @08:51AM (#384325)

This may be helpful if you have a degree:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TN_status

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by ojbyrne on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @09:34AM (#384349)

As the article alludes to, it's tricky to find a category of "professional" that you can fit into. I just can't see them allowing an intern in anything to be classified as a "professional." (Former TN holder here).

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by pjharrin on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @04:34AM (#384199)

No problem, the more the merrier

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Re:Ask YC: Best way to get an internship in SV, for internat... by rms on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @04:59AM (#384212)

Email startups you like and ask?

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