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Re: Internship Opportunities for FIRSTers
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I don't go to NU, I go to Wentworth. So my chances of getting a co-op with Textron Systems wasn't all that great. However, my participation on the Northeastern robotics team gave me a strong reccomendation by the lead engineer on the team. This semester I'm co-oping in a software engineering group in the Future Combat Systems division at Textron Systems ![]() |
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Re: Internship Opportunities for FIRSTers
I have been trying to work on something similar down here in GA. It however has not taken off. There are few companies down here that I know of that sponsor teams and would look highly at a FIRST candidate. Some of these are DVT Sensors, Scientific Atlanta, Lockeed Martin, Kimberly Clark. Since FIRST is GA is still relatively young no FIRST internships, as far as I know, have ever been established.
If this project took off I am pretty sure I could make a strong case for getting these local companies on board. They would most likely want to provide these opportunities to local students/teams. Please keep me informed of this projects progress. Good luck. |
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Re: Internship Opportunities for FIRSTers
I personally got my internship last summer (the summer after my senior year in high school) at BAE Systems in Nashua, NH as a result of my participation on my FIRST team. I know the company hires several students (juniors and seniors) from both teams 151 and 166 each year.
Another note: I met other interns from various other FIRST teams, although these students were juniors in college. I don't know if FIRST was a factor in them being hired or not, since the company hires many college interns. |
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Re: Internship Opportunities for FIRSTers
When I interview students for positions, I will weigh their FIRST experience as equivalent to a professional work experience. I will ask them about their accomplishments with their team. I also ask about their experience and the positions they held on the team.
Most students I’ve seen do not have professional experiences and that’s why FIRST students appear to have preferential treatment over other students with better academics. (Some have accused me of giving preferential treatments!) But I prefer hard workers and good thinkers over just good grades. PS- when I was young (many, many years ago. lOl) I Co-op’ed with the Department of Energy- National Bureau of Standards. It was the best experience I ever had. I also had offers from NOAA at Boulder, CO. and the FAA at NYC Kennedy Int'l Airport. I was lucky. ![]() |
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Re: Internship Opportunities for FIRSTers
UTC likes FIRST Students: Buzz #175 mentors helped me with these two positions:
Hamilton Sundstrand Engine Systems - Joint Strike Fighter, Pratt&Whitney Jet Engine Electronic Controls, Project Group Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems Intl - NASA Space Suit, Project Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Northeastern Co-op advisors already had contacts at these companies, but FIRST helped a lot in my interviews & job offers: DEKA - iBOT QA (yea, I think it's one of Dean Kamen's preferences to have FIRST students work at his company... it certainly helped) Next Year? Well, I'm addicted aerospace, so NASA is first on my list: Kennedy Space Center seems promising (crossing fingers )------------------------------------------------------------------------ -erin p.s. I was talking to the manager who hired me for HSSSI yesterday, he commented about co-op: "if I see two resumes with the same kind of acedemic performance, one has related work experience and one does not, the offer usually always goes to the candidate with related experience." FIRST is that 'related experience' when you're starting to look for internships, so consider yourself a step ahead. I'd say... keep doing internships but it'll be a gradual process. However, by the time college is over (four internships maybe?), you'll have a pretty impressive resume. Last edited by Erin Rapacki : 28-10-2004 at 01:26. |
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