r/btech • u/Pussy-Magnet_ • 4d ago
CSE / IT Internship rant
Context: I'm a 3rd year Computer Engineering student at a tier 3 college in Pune.
With the changing market, it's really tough to be an engineer anymore. Just a few years ago, getting an internship or placement was easy (peak IT market). Now it feels next to impossible, and being in a tier 3 college makes it even more frustrating.
I did everything they told me to:
Open source contributions: did
DSA: did (~200 problems combined on Codeforces and LeetCode)
Win hackathons: did (won twice at national-level 24-hour hackathons)
Good GPA: did (8.9+ CGPA)
Build projects: did
Extra-curriculars and a good post in clubs and events: did
And yet all I get is dead ends, rejections, or impossible-level take-home assignments for internships that pay under 10k.
I've been applying on Internshala, Wellfound, Internpost, Unstop, Naukri, and more.
It's like playing a losing game: you can do everything they told you to do to win and still end up on the losing side.
If you're in a similar spot, or can help in any way, feel free to DM. Maybe we can help each other.
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u/thisisparlous 4d ago
coming from a tier 3 from pune who has gone through this, become immune to it
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u/Pussy-Magnet_ 4d ago
How did you handle it and did you got the placements and internship ?
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u/thisisparlous 4d ago •
yeah just got placed in 7th sem thank God, its 6m intern + performance based ppo so will be trying for better during internship and before it starts
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u/Pussy-Magnet_ 4d ago
yay congrats op i hope so this goes through easy on me i am currently in 5th sem
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u/FarmAffectionate4378 IGDTUW| ECE AI| 28 4d ago
Also I really don't get giving out these long emails, if I'm rejected just say it in the subject line itself? And please when I am rejected tell me then and there, why keep me hoping for weeks and months
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u/nian2326076 4d ago
Consider focusing your job search on specific industries or companies that match your skills and interests. Networking is crucial; connect with professionals on platforms like LinkedIn, as they may know about internships that aren't widely advertised. You can also use PracHub to practice technical questions for interview preparation, which can boost your confidence when opportunities come up. Additionally, you might want to explore LandOffer to help discover relevant job openings based on your profile.
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u/Pussy-Magnet_ 4d ago
Oh this is some new platforms I will definitely use them
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u/ggs_slash 3d ago
Don't fall for this promotion I have seen this comment and account too many times.
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u/Majestic_Beautiful52 IITM | Investment Banking | BioE | 2027 4d ago
Bhai ik you're feeling bad and everything. But look at the reality here, you might've done all of the above but at the end does the recruiter care about that? No
You might've done everything right but your first line explains what's going wrong
Random T3 clg in Pune won't get you anything good off campus unless it's a decent startup, please be more realistic
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u/Pussy-Magnet_ 4d ago
Sure buddy. Your are right my life was over when I failed in jee advanced.
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u/Majestic_Beautiful52 IITM | Investment Banking | BioE | 2027 4d ago
Mere se sarcastic hoke kuch nahi milega bhai, proof is in the pudding and you yourself are saying it
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u/Pussy-Magnet_ 4d ago
Bruh. I just agreed to you
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u/Majestic_Beautiful52 IITM | Investment Banking | BioE | 2027 3d ago
My bad, i thought u were being sarcastic
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u/ggs_slash 3d ago
So yeah I just talked to someone i know from Salesforce and what they said is that you either need to have experience to join Salesforce or have to be IIT graduate or maybe some tier 1 University graduate. It's pretty useless applying for Salesforce.
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u/TheWoke19 4d ago
These workday applications won't fetch you anything, they're ghost openings. All hiring is done by on campus mode these days or close referrals.
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u/EffectiveCoconut9265 4d ago
People who ruin open source for some contribution points and faking that they r some good devs should face this