<p>Hello, I am in dire need of an internship and am wondering if anyone here knows of any major companies which offer Fall/Spring internships ... I know Google does but that is a long shot in my case.</p>
<p>( i am a CS major )</p>
<p>So, anyone here done a Fall internship before? it seems like the majority of internships are held during the summer ... I am guessing so interns don't have to be paid as much.</p>
<p>They are usually referred to as coops and companies actually prefer that students do a full semester over doing a summer because it gives them more time to recoup their investments in students. Students usually prefer summer internships because it keeps them on their schedule in graduating in four years.</p>
<p>I’ve seen postings for IBM in the Boston area looking for coops. I think that I saw some posted for this past spring and maybe this fall. They’re also doing traditional summer internships.</p>
<p>Have you seen any opportunities from your career center for this summer or the spring or fall?</p>
<p>“They are usually referred to as coops and companies actually prefer that students do a full semester over doing a summer because it gives them more time to recoup their investments in students.”</p>
<p>Can you reword this? I’m not sure what you’re saying. Are you saying that companies prefer to hire interns for fall/winter instead of summer?</p>
<p>I’m going to ask a similar question so I’m appending it to this thread…</p>
<p>If I would have 14 useful credits I could take in a summer, and would otherwise aim for 18 credits in the fall or winter, would it be a good idea to take an internship in the fall or winter? Would I face less competition/be more likely to get a good internship, or should I just do it in the summer like everyone else and take what I get?</p>
<p>Companies do prefer to hire you for co-ops which are in the fall or spring. This is because they get an employee for a longer period than in the summer, which from a business perspective is best when taking on an investment like a student. From experience, I’ve found that applying for co-ops is a very good idea as you will face less competition than applying in the summer. It also seems like once you are “in” with a company, they will be very willing to re-hire you for returning internships/co-ops (as they’ve probably already invested a significant amount of money in you).</p>
<p>A good example is my experience. I worked a co-op last fall for ~4 months. Gained great experience, made great money (near to that of a full-time engineer), and got in with a top company in my field. While there, I lined up an internship with the same company in a different division for this summer… so I’ll be returning to that company in a week or so. I may have delayed my graduation by a semester, but in this economy, getting “in” with a company of this prestige is more important. I only know a few people from my school that have gotten similar internship offers this summer, while I had my offer signed off for by last December!</p>