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SARA: My favorite part about the Summer at Google
is definitely onsite experience, all of the amazing people I've
met and connections I've made.
And also, of course, the in-office perks and facilities.
There's so many restaurants and gyms, and game rooms
and massage rooms, and all sorts of talks and events
and classes, which I got to take, and it's truly amazing.
KAITLYN: Creating and hosting the Black Women X Intern panel,
it was great to hear from current interns
and meet current interns, but also
connecting with former interns and alternate full time
employees about their experience here at Google.
MIRNA: I would say a memory that I'm fond of was during a class
where I learned more about ASL, and also
during the international intern day,
where I received a gratitude card from my team that really
filled me with a lot of joy.
ARTURO: My favorite memory this summer
is a team offsite that took place in Toronto.
It was actually pretty amazing.
I got to meet all my teammates in person.
My host was there.
The manager was there.
Among my teammates, we shared some activities
to get to meet each other.
KAITLYN: One thing that I learned
this summer was that it's not about having all of the answers
as soon as you start a project.
It's more so about the journey of getting to the answers,
connecting with different people,
carefully planning out projects, and just really thinking
through your process.
SARA: Google is a very fast-paced environment,
so I got to ramp up a lot of new technologies
and make progress very quickly.
I also learned the importance of extensively
designing and documenting my solutions
and gathering feedback before rushing
into coding and implementation.
MIRNA: I'm constantly challenging myself
into trying out things that I wouldn't normally do,
and I've learned that this is a very good way for me
to grow as a person and to get out of my comfort zone.
ZODDY: Some advice that I give to future applicants
is to truly be yourself in the interview and application
process.
Google really wants you to be your most authentic and genuine
self and thrive in who you are.
And so being able to express that through your application
materials, and even as you're at Google
will help you a lot to succeed.
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MIRNA: Trust yourself and know that a failure in anything
you're pursuing doesn't define everything
that you're capable of doing.
Be confident and know that whatever you bring to the table
really matters.
NATALIE: My advice for future applicants
is that 13 weeks is very short, so really figure out
how you're going to achieve the goals that you want to achieve
by the end of this internship.
And also don't forget to have fun.
ZODDY: Something that I wish I had told myself
at the beginning of my internship
that I know now is to be comfortable in ambiguity
and newness.
I realized coming into this that I
would be learning about a new industry,
and really using that ramping up-- the data that I found,
and some of my own expertise to make my recommendations.
And through all of that, I was able to make recommendations
that were just what the team needed.
ARTURO; It's OK to not know things.
There's people there to help you.
You can always reach out to someone, to a teammate,
to your host, to your manager.
There's always time to ramp up.
And in no time you'll realize that you're
starting being productive.
NATALIE: What I wish I told myself
at the beginning of this internship
is to step out of my comfort zone
and not be so shy because all Googlers come
from a different background, and they all have a different story
to tell, so you can learn something new from everyone
here.
SARA: After my internship, I'm looking forward
to moving to the US from Switzerland,
and starting my master's thesis.
I'll be doing my research on the intersection
of neuroscience and artificial intelligence,
so I'm really excited about starting that.
ZODDY: Really, just seeing how Google hardware
performs within the market, but specifically, the Pixel Phone,
since that is the product that I worked on.
KAITLYN: After my internship ends,
I'm definitely looking forward to going back to school,
living in a house with six of my closest friends,
and just having the best senior year possible.
There's so much to celebrate.
There's so much personal travel that I'm going to be doing.
There's so many opportunities.
And I'm really just excited to take that all in and dwell
in my last year of college.
ARTURO: So next year, I'm really looking forward
to join Google as a full-time employee.
I'm graduating, and I can just not
wait to start an impactful career.
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