Getting an Internship at Microsoft 💻

In today's video, I interview Jack, a 2nd-year Computer Science student at the University of British Columbia who recently completed his internship at Microsoft. Jack was an Explore intern and explains what the internship was like and how we got it, as well as tips on how to land a Software Engineering internship. Video on Jack's channel about how I got into Waterloo CS : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZpYTzrheaU Jack's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9xFO-llZ2ontatfj9LtLxw --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 0:55 What did you do as a Microsoft Explore intern & what was the company culture like? 2:10 How many internships did you apply for? 3:05 What experience did you have when you applied? 4:40 Did you have a referral or know any recruiters? 5:19 When did you apply? 7:00 What was the interview process like? 8:58 How difficult were the interview questions, relative to LeetCode questions? 10:38 Would you recommend applying to as many internships as possible? 11:28 Is it necessary to have past experience or good side projects? 14:18 How many LeetCode problems did you do and what types of questions did you study? 16:05 What other resources did you use to prepare for the interviews? 17:17 What topics are important to study for technical interviews? 19:13 What advice would you give to students, especially 1st years, in terms of applying for internships? 20:19 Conclusion Music: LAKEY INSPIRED- Blossom LAKEY INSPIRED- Days Like These FortyThr33- Bay Breeze