The intern selection process underscores longstanding inequities in Silicon Valley recruitment and hiring. This year, layoffs and cutbacks at leading tech companies have only narrowed intern opportunities, students say, exacerbating […]
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Back to news homeThis Historically Black University Created Its Own Tech Intern Pipeline
Trying to obtain an internship at a leading tech company or start-up can be a depressing quest for many college students, requiring a sustained, semester-long effort — often with little […]
Computer Science Students Face a Shrinking Big Tech Job Market
In the past, tech companies used their internship programs to recruit promising job candidates, extending offers to many students to return as full-time employees after graduation. But this year, those […]
CUNY Graduates With Tech Degrees Struggle to Land Tech Jobs
The technology industry has been a leading engine of growth for good-paying jobs in New York City over the past decade. That trend continued through the pandemic, but a new […]
From Boom to Gloom: Tech Recruiters Struggle to Find Work
“Recruiters have a lot of transferable skills,” he said.Lucille Lam, 38, has been a recruiter her entire career. But after her employer, the crypto security start-up Immunefi, slowed its recruiting […]
Hey, Is Anybody Watching the Interns?
Alex Hyman pictured his summer internship being one part “Entourage” and one part “The Office”: people screaming into telephones Ari Gold superagent style, others menacing their desk mates as unnervingly […]
Why We Still Haven’t Solved the Unpaid Internship Problem
The president and vice president announced this month that they were going to pay their interns. The White House put out a news release. I think we were supposed to […]
Since colleges are failing to prepare students for tech jobs, it’s time to bring back apprenticeships
Sophie Ruddock Contributor Sophie Ruddock is VP, GM North America at Multiverse, a tech startup focused on high-quality education and training through professional apprenticeships. Ryan Craig Contributor Ryan Craig is […]