The document provides guidance on obtaining internships in software engineering. It outlines important steps before applying like building an online presence on LinkedIn and GitHub, creating side projects, and writing a cover letter. When applying, it recommends applying directly on company websites, through LinkedIn, AngelList, career fairs, and referrals. To prepare for interviews, it suggests practicing coding questions on LeetCode, reading Cracking the Coding Interview, doing mock interviews, and getting feedback on GlassDoor. It provides a timeline showing preparation steps from August to May focused on LeetCode problems, practice interviews, and applying to internships.

1. Decoding Tech
Internships

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Software Systems Track

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5 Internship Offers
Software Systems Track

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5 Internship Offers
Software Systems Track

8. Before
Applying

9. Resume

10. Linkedin
https://university.linkedin.com/linkedin-for-students

11. Github

12. Side Projects

13. Cover Letter

14. Website Honeypot

15. applying To
Companies

16. Company website
https://github.com/j-delaney/easy-application

17. Linkedin

18. AngelList

19. Career Fairs
bit.ly/CCEApp

20. Lionshare

21. Referrals
www.linkedin.com/alumni

22. Nailing
Interviews

23. Leetcode
www.vinaygaba.com/leetcode.txt

24. GlassDoor

25. Cracking the Coding Interview

26. TimeLine
August December
- 150 LeetCode Problems
- Chpts 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11 from
CTCI
- Cover Letter
- Linkedin Profile and
connections
- Already done with a few
practice interviews
- Set up important interviews
between Dec end - early Jan
February
- Majority of your interviews
- Revision and 40-50 new
problems (Mostly via
Glassdoor)
- Ideally should know by now
where you would be
spending your Summer
- Start focusing on smaller
companies (Angelist)
- Some companies still take
on campus interviews
- Referrals
May

27. Questions?
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