Post on 21-Jan-2017
How to get an
in theinternship
In english for French people
?
I thought is was impossible until I tried
Here’s
My english level
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Search and get a job
And what I did to improve it
Costs
Housing
Where, how, Visa
Visa, Trip, Housing, Food
Find the good one
My english level
before ...
... and after
Like most of the french students, I did
10 yearsof fill in the blanks exercices and it didn’t help me.
I used MosaLingua Apps (~6€ both)
I took private classes on LiveMentor
With Rachael, native from San Francisco
https://www.livementor.com/membre/Rachael-H
5 to 10 new cards a day with each app
I’ve heard a lot of good things about duolingo too
Search and get a job
Search ...
twitter.com (#Search & @tweet)
angel.co(Mostly startups)
linkedin.com (Mostly big companies)
indeed.com google.com
Order the offers by interest and
trainwith the less interesting ones
I failed miserably for my first interview and it was one of the startups I wanted the most.
their attention
You can have up to 12 months with J1 Intern. Use that!
Grab
They <3 long-term internship
Propose a (free) training periodMake them love you and show them what you can do! Once you have the feet in, it’s difficult to close the door.
otivation letter email
You
Why them?
Skills & Experience
Contact info
1 sentence: Name and what you do
1/2 sentences: What did you like about the website/strategy? 1 sentence: How long & when can you work for them?
3 bullet points: List of your main skills described with 1 sentence about your experience.
Website, Contact, Phone, Skype, LinkedIn, enclosed resume (US paper format), …
! Tweet me something @pierrefaureweb, I’ll forward you mine ;)
esume / CVR
You are not supposed to tell your age.
This is the resume I sent
ollow-up emailFPersevere
Show them you want this internship!
I sent a follow-up email with a pdf presentation " explaining why I wanted to work for them. I got an interview, then an offer :)
nterview
Prepare basic questions and a presentation of yourself. Practice. Smile. Ask interesting questions.
You must
sell yourself
Got a Yes?
Tell them it’s amazing and you are excited (Americans use “excited” a lot)
Excited to - work with you - be part of the team - …
Visa J1 Intern
Your school must provide an internship agreement
You need to be a student
You can be paid
DS-2019, DS-160, insurance, sponsor documents, various forms
You will have lots of documents to fill
A training period & long-term internship can be a good leverage
Other visas
Up to 18 monthsNeed to have a master’s degree + 1 year of professional experience
J1 Trainee
H1-BUp to 6 years This is a work visa, a company must sponsor you
Costs
Visa
Travel Plane
You
Company $0
1500€ - 2000€
700€ - 1500€
You can negotiate with your company so they can help you
E.g. “If we are satisfied at the end of the training period, would you be able to help me with the cost of the visa?”
Depending on the duration & options Insurance is included with Parenthèse
Depending on the location, date & stops
Living in San Francisco
Housing
$650 - $1200Depending on the nb of roommates, location, …
Shared room
Studio
$1000 - $1800Depending on the nb of housemates,
location, size, …
Food
Forget it
Private room
monthly
monthly$300 - $500
$alaries
In the tech industry you can definitely get a salary
People get astonishing salaries as intern and you have the same brain/skills/capabilities than them. They just sold themselves better, try hard, find ideas and get results!
Big company = Good salary
Small company = You negotiate
$0 to $7000 or more + equities (less likely)
$0 to $5000 or more + equities
Housing
I first got a $1100 deal without food, then a $850 deal food included :)
First housing
Then once you are in the city
AirbnbSafe and easy to use
Craigslist, coworkers, ...
It will be a bit more expensive the firsts months then you’ll find something there Be careful with people asking for money before visiting…
Search ...
Go for
community livingyou will make good friends & meet awesome people
I lived with 35 people for 6 months in the same house and it was full of benefits
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