Why "How to get an internship" question is wrong? Part 1.

The economy is in a very sad state. Getting internship, which is still often unpaid, is getting more and more difficult.

What if I told you there is a much easier way?

You see, bombarding companies with your "well formatted" CV might work. But it takes time. A lot of time.

I do not suggest to stop applying.

I suggest to limit time you spent on applying, if not stop altogether.
Instead - start investing in yourself.

Even better, lets build your very own internship, all about you and community, now.

Based on discussion with @DunsinWebDev

Dunsin lives in Nigeria and finding classic internship is hard.
How can Dunsin build one?

Well, Dunsin is interested in Web Development.
Wait What if we go to LinkedIn Jobs and filter them just by these:

• Nigeria
• Remote
• Web Developer

Wait, what are these 3 first companies?
They smell goood

Lets dig deeper and check which tech stack they are looking for.

Canonical:

To be successful in this team you must be an expert in two or more of the following:
Backend web service programming in Python and Node.JS
CSS and front-end web programming with React
Data analytics and statistical analysis
Natural language processing, sentiment analysis, machine learning
Data visualisation

Station:

Firm grasp of the JavaScript and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
Understands ReactJS and NextJS specific components such as performance in virtualization, PWA developments and SSR
Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming
Work with the React Native Expo SDK and libraries to develop a publishable app


Mana search:

You will be developing and maintaining back end services of the project.
Synchronising data in the Ethereum blockchain with data in our DynamoDB database,
for a better user experience. Also, looking over the React-based admin panel and application.

Did you notice?

Every cool job from the 3 top Web Developer jobs available in Nigeria mentions React.

Now, lets see if React is OpenSource

To be continued :)

P.S. I would really appreciate if you subscribe to my amazing friend, @DunsinWebDev on Twitter. For though she builds a bridge between hundreds of millions of people. Literally.