Internships are the best ways to learn about the commercial world of
data science. Today I'll tell you how you can get a data science internship in Australia and
make sure you watch till the very end for the most valuable tip which will help you stand out
in your goal to get a data science internship. I'm Samanvay there and I'm a data scientist in Sydney,
Australia. Tip number one the best way to get an internship is to ask for it. As the famous saying
goes if you don't ask then the answer is always no. The first internship I ever got was through
cold emailing. So I basically got a list of a whole bunch of companies that I was interested in,
found their email addresses and sent them personalised emails. So it's very important
not to spray and pray with the emails. You always want to personalise the emails so that you show
the employer that you've really combed through what they're all about and you definitely want
to work there and sometimes this can be a numbers game so don't get discouraged and be strategic
with where you apply to. 20 quality application is way better than 100 generic emails. My second
internship was at the German Space Agency. This is again an internship I got through cold emailing.
At the time the German Space Agency was only giving out internships for six months but I
only had three months to do an internship so i couldn't really apply through the normal
internship application channels. So I remembered going to a conference where I really liked the
speech given by one of the researchers from the German Space Agency. A couple of months after
the conference I reached out to him on LinkedIn asking whether or not there were any openings for
an internship after a back and forth of two months he managed to organise a three-month internship
and a couple of months later, I was on my way to stuttgart in Germany and honestly it could have
gone either ways I've sent many cold messages on LinkedIn which have never gotten replies but you
only need one person to reply and that can change everything. The next thing to try would be to ask
your professors for internships. Your professors at the university have a lot of connections in
the industry. Additionally they're always on the lookout for research assistants that are willing
to get their hands dirty over the summer. In my second year, I wasn't able to find an internship
so I simply went up to one of my professors and asked him whether or not he had a research
project. So he suggested that if I could bring in two or three people then he could possibly make a
research project. So that's exactly what I did. I managed to convince two of my friends to work
with me. So not only was it fun to work with friends but we managed to present the result
at a conference and subsequently publish them in a journal article. So this isn't exactly a
commercial internship but this will give you much needed experience that you can leverage to secure
an internship in the industry. If nothing else this can definitely be a great experience to put
on your resume. My next tip would be to attend networking events. Your university will organise
lots of networking events and career fairs to get you to interact with people in the industry so
do make sure to go to all of those and i know it might seem a bit daunting to really put yourself
out there but it can do wonders and it can definitely help you stand out from the crowd.
And don't just network for the sake of it. Try to be genuinely interested in the other person's
interest and their day-to-day role. Because at the end of the day networking is all about making
friends in the industry and it's even better if you're part of professional student societies
that are organising these events because this gives you a great opportunity and a leg up when
it comes to getting to know professionals that are coming to these events. So I can't recommend
it highly enough. So additionally universities also have career job boards that only students
can access where all of the internships and jobs are advertised so be sure to check those out too.
My final tip and the most important one as promised is to create a solid online presence.
The internet is the best tool to showcase your interest and create opportunities. So my first
recommendation if you're just starting out is to create a killer LinkedIn profile. Even if you're
in first year, go ahead and create a LinkedIn profile because over the years you can refine
it as you get more experience. I can't tell you how many people have reached out to me through
LinkedIn with a variety of jobs, internships and collaboration opportunities along with
that. If you enjoy writing then blogging is a great approach to maintain your own
online presence. You can write about what you like what you're going through and not only will
it be useful to you but you'll also be helping out others in the same situation as you and all
employers will be looking up your name on the internet when they get your application. So it's
the perfect way to set yourself apart. Some of the other things, I've mentioned before is to create
portfolios and upload them to Github and you can also try your hand at making youtube videos like
I do because I believe everyone's got something unique to share on the internet and it's free. So
that's it for today. If you enjoyed the video then smash the like button and I'll see you next time.