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UNIX Internship Programs?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-experience-while-still-in-school dept.

startingInUnix asks: "I went to my college career fair today looking for a summer internships. Alot of the companies there (and on the web) that have internships are mostly Microsoft camps. I'm having trouble finding any place that offers UNIX positions. Does anyone out there have a business that looks for UNIX interns?"

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  1. University Jobs? by MikeFM · · Score: 3

    Try getting a job at your school. A lot of professors as well as various labs etc tend to look for people to admin their Unix/Linux systems without using up all their grant money. You wouldn't make as much but you'll get to grind your teeth on a lot Unix. :)

    Web firms also tend to need Unix perople.

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  2. A pair of options... by RasputinAXP · · Score: 3

    1. Depending on the school, they may have summer job openings at the Computer Networking department. Many schools run *nix systems due to financial constraints. They can also be an excellent source of reference for later jobs. Trust me.

    2. Check http://www.geekfinder.com to find out what companies are hiring, and give them a call. They may be looking for an intern. It never hurts to ask.


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  3. Sun's BoB program by ingenthr · · Score: 3

    Sun has a program called BoB. It stands for the best of the best. While you're in college, and just after you graduate, Sun invests in you by setting up a regimine of 70-90% training and the rest working with Sun people, shadowing engineers, etc. I'm sure there's info on the website, or you can contact the local team or the HR department. Also check out www.sunsandiego.com-- there are some engineering groups there if you're interested in hard core stuff.

    And by the way, Sun is not "evil". Yes, perhaps I'm biased, but I don't think anyone that really knows the organization would think Sun is"evil".

    I run linux on my Sun issued laptop-- and I know I'm not the only one. Unix excels at flexibility, so it's easy to integrate the systems. Use the right tool for the right job....

  4. Bell Labs by e271828 · · Score: 3
    Bell Labs employs tons of interns every year. I don't know what on earth could beat working with Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson. They pay well too.

    Oh, and as a bonus, they take the kids on a free plane ride one afternoon (one of the planes being flown by Thompson).

  5. Try JobTrak by JohnsonWax · · Score: 3

    I'm a Student Affairs Director at an engineering school and send a number of my students to do unix internships - more, in fact, than to MS (though MS is more visible). Sun, and other big unix vendors, mostly - but some smaller firms as well.

    We use JobTrak, as do many other universities. They have a stronger focus on students than Monster, and have a lot of jobs, internships that don't require experience (and jobs that do, for alums).

    The universities like them since they provide feedback on how their students and alums fare and where they go. That's good because if we send a pile of students to Sun, we'd start talking to them and form stronger relations.

  6. Re:Don't bother by drix · · Score: 4

    Heh.. moron. Clickitty click.

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  7. Look for UNIX developers by Durinia · · Score: 5
    If you want to work in UNIX (good for you!), you should start by looking at companies that design the UNIXES themselves. Many times, these companies also develop their own in-house software to make their platform more popular. For example, I interned at SGI for a summer in one of their applications groups, and thats where I got most of my UNIX knowledge. You might also be able to get in on the actual development of the OS itself if you're interested in that. Other candidates are obviously Sun and HP (who is doing some Linux dev as well).

    Just make sure you know your C really well, and you should have a good chance - these places hire an awful lot of interns...

  8. Just a thought by tetrad · · Score: 5
    I'm very sympathetic to your struggle. There must be only a few ten thousands of companies that use some flavor of Unix today... and what a mighty, mighty challenge it must be, figuring out which companies.

    Here's a wacky idea: try going to hotjobs.com|monster.com, and search for jobs containing the words "unix" and "intern". Just a thought. Or here's a more complicated idea: search for jobs that contain the word "unix" and then contact those company's hr depts about possible internships. If you have trouble with either idea, just feel free to ask slashdot again.