<p>hey can you guys tell me my chances of getting internship at IBM this summer. currently 2nd semester EE major with overall 3.6 GPA, Dean's list. I have no real experience to put on my resume, but the internship I applied for will be for sophmoe level students. would they expect any experience from a sophmore level student? will that kill my chances?</p>
<p>this late in the game? good luck!</p>
<p>but make sure you apply to a whole bunch of places for fallbacks</p>
<p>I’m not trying to be mean but I don’t think you have much chance. I’m 2nd semester also and have a 4.00. I’m CpE so I thought it was pretty similar. I talked to them and they straight up told me that it would be a waste of my time to apply this year but that I should apply next summer. I don’t know if all of the internships are like that but if it is I dont think you have much chance as a freshman. Just apply to a bunch of places and hope to hear back.</p>
<p>We’re already halfway to applying for next summer’s internships at big corporations like IBM. Many of the competitive programs have submission deadlines in the Fall.</p>
<p>Hello wwe101,</p>
<p>Keep your head up and your wits about you. You’re an EE major so you definitely have the brains, but what IBM loves is experience. If you have experience related to the very job they are hiring for, that gives you a huge advantage over others that don’t. Your GPA is GREAT for an EE major, just try to maintain it. GPA is cumulative so it can be boosted easily while your still in your sophomore year, but after that it gets harder to move. </p>
<p>I’m a second semester computer engineering sophomore with a 3.66 GPA, which is decent, but I put tons of work into my resume and gained a lot of experience. I was a TA for a digital logic course, a research assistant for a professor, and had an internship last summer. This summer I interviewed with IBM managers for not one, not two, but five different positions at IBM. Here’s my advice: 1. Attend every single career/networking event your university has to offer 2. Throw yourself out there to any opportunity that comes your way and don’t be afraid to say yes 3. Research! Ask a professor if you can help him/her with research/work DURING the semester. If you ask a few, you’ll more than likely come across one that will say yes, especially if you offer to work for free 4. Join clubs, specifically clubs geared towards engineering whether it is outreach or robotics clubs 5. If you like to code, participate in an open source project. There are tons of open source coding projects online that anyone can take part in at any time, no qualifications required 6. Try to jump in your electronics lab at school and just build stuff! I’m sure you have access to breadboards, oscilloscopes, and the like. If you can add Oscilloscopes, Schematic Reading, Breadboards, Multimeters to the skills section of your resume, they’ll love it. I’ve gotten a few comments from IBM managers on this 7. Maintain your GPA.</p>
<p>I hope this helps and good luck!</p>