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How I got a full-stack internship as a beginner.

Sumukhesh on June 30, 2020

I still remember the day I got my IELTS and GRE test scores. I got a decent 7.5 in IELTS and 301 in GRE. With these, I was ready to apply to the un...
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Aditi Khedkar

This is amazingly motivating. Your writing was raw, which helped me relate to it.
Keep writing, much love and support! 😁

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Sumukhesh

Thanks alot πŸ˜‡. This my first blog. Hoping to make it one of many 😁

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sai kadiyala

Now I am in the same position.
Applied for Universities and then deferred my admits because of this pandemic.
I have choosen 'zero to mastery: web development' course in udemy.
I completed the course in 30 days and now I am in the job search.
Applied to lot of companies but none are replying.
Can you help me with the strategy that you used to get notified by recruiters?

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Sumukhesh

Sure, bro, I can help you out. But let me tell you one thing. Even I am doing the zero to mastery course side by side my internship and I think only that course will not be enough for you to get a job.
One thing I observed while applying to a lot of companies in Internshala is that companies are looking for someone who at least has done some projects in the latest technologies (React, Node, Express, Angular). I would suggest you build a portfolio that has all the projects you built and deployed.

While applying to companies make your application stand out by mentioning your projects, and type of the work you have done and the most important part is Mention the link where you deployed your project. This will definitely grab the recruiter's notice.
These are the tricks I followed and got a decent number of responses.
Hope this will help you.

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Utkarsh Talwar

Can confirm that this is good advice. As someone looking for interns for our own company right now, this is what I look for as well. Candidates who have hands-on experience with React and Node and some live projects deployed on Heroku, Netlify, etc. always have a higher chance of success. If you don't currently have that kind of experience, spend some time building a few personal projects that you can show proudly. If these personal projects can show some personality while also displaying your mastery over the understanding of the fundamentals like CRUD, you'll be golden.

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sai kadiyala

Thank you very much bro.
I am using the gatsby portfolio developed by others and I mentioned the projects that i did in the course in the portfolio.
Portfolio: saikadiyala.netlify.app
I also mentioned all my details including project links in internshala.

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Sumukhesh

Bro, I just checked your site. Its FE is very nice. Its also loading fast. However, recruiters will want some project where you implement CRUD operations purely, I would suggest you build a basic E-commerce platform, where you implement all the CRUD operations. This is what I have done. Also when recruiters interview you make sure that you present your project to them.
Cheers!!

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sai kadiyala

Sure bro and than you very much.

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Learn-Deepak

It was an amazing read.
I am on the same path and I must say that your post has strengthen my belief.
But I want some questions::
Q1. Did you prepare for DataStructures And Algo also.
Q.2 Could you please tell the type of questions they asked(I know telling exact question is not possible , but just tell main main part or topics).

It was a delightful reading.

Keep Writing.πŸ‘

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Sumukhesh

Thanks Deepak. Its always good to know someone,somewhere is exactly traveling in the path that we do. Keep hustling man !!
Coming to the questions:

  1. I had a basic understanding of algorithms and data structures, as i was CS grad student. I was by no means expert in them nor have i implemented them somewhere. I believe if you starting just as a beginner, algos and data structures wont impact alot in your interviews (ofcourse its important for the companies like google and facebook). Most of the companies look at what you created and implemented prominently. The side projects matter the most. Companies want to hire someone who can contribute to their existing projects successfully and your prowess over a language is important than algorithms / data structures.
  2. In my 1st round of interview I was given 3 basic programming problems and was allowed to choose any language of my choice. In the 2nd round they increased the difficulty of the problems given in round 1. In the final round they asked me to present my project to them and talk about the technologies i have learnt and used. Different companies have different hiring processes but if you are confident of the language or the framework you learnt, that's what matters them the most. I hope i answered your questions in the right way.
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Learn-Deepak

Thanks a lot for replying and clearing out my doubts.

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PuneethR43

That's amazing πŸ‘
This motivates me a lot.
Even I'm doing MERN course but I'm lagging a bit in JavaScript can you please share what are the code assignments you solved and other tips which really helps me. 😁

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Sumukhesh

Thanks alot bro. πŸ˜‡
Even i felt javascript was a little tricky. I over came this by learning ES-6 features of javascript.
As far as the coding assignments... they were given to me by the companies i applied as a test.
If you want you can do it yourself by creating basic website with CRUD ops. Another one with user auth implementation etc.
I hope this helps.

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PuneethR43

Thank you very much for your time and response😁

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lochan1996

Hi @sumukhesh even i am following that course(hitesh choudhary) , did u put that project in your resume and applied for internship. Could you share your portfolio and if possible could you share your email id as well cause i got lot of question. I want to make a career switch badly

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Sumukhesh • Edited

Sure lochan. My email is somkeshgati@gmail.com ping me any time.
Coming to the project, i have put it in my resume but i haven't deployed it because i want to add some more functionalities. The recruiter was kind enough to let me present the Project on a Google meet and explain about the things i have worked.
To be honest, i was lucky that my company considered my project with out deployment. Not all companies agree to this. That's why i suggest people to deploy the project and then apply.
Cheers!!

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KavinelaRamalingam

This post has really make me more motive, i have just steped into the field of web developement. I am in a process of learning , after seeing this post i really get more motivated. Now iam getting a clear cut idea what i can do to improvise me. Wish u all sucess.

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Sumukhesh

Thanks alot πŸ˜‡. All the best for your journey. Keep hustling 🀘

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Ankush19999

Brother may you please upload this project on Github or you may send me this project as I need it very much.

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mahammadmansur95

I just want to start web development. And ur writing gave a enough boost up for it.

Share ur more experience which would be our guidelines.. Tq. Bro

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Sumukhesh

Thanks alot bro. I'll try to post everything i learn.😊
And all the best for you web development journey bro. Its gonna be a roller coaster ride, dont be disheartened by any issues and try to document your entire journey, it will be fun. Keep learning and creating πŸ˜‡