I have something available in Ooty - the only thing is my interns pay me (and not the other way round) On Fri, 2012-03-30 at 19:34 +0530, kracethekingmaker wrote: > Hi > Most important point to be noted does your brother enjoying > programming? > > He wants to code in python personally? Introduce him to other language > as well. > > > Bhavya<bhavya.ma...@gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> I am looking for some information& advice on Python jobs& > >> internships in Bangalore. My brother will be passing out of college > >> with a degree in information science& engineering this > >> semester. Unfortunately, his grades are bad. > >> > >> I work with a start up in Montreal& we are python crazy,Though I am > >> not on development side, I have been singing praises about web > >> development& python to him. He is learning python right now - he is > >> been on Zed Shaw's Learn python the hard way& on Udacity's course. > > Zed Shaw is a good teacher. I think he's picked a good book to work > > through. > > > >> So, here is what I wanted to know - are there any entry level > >> internships dealing with python& web development in Bangalore ? How > >> much do academics matter to get into any of these ? > > I think there are small companies in Bangalore (and possibly other > > cities) that are open to the idea of taking smart kids as interns. They > > *might* not pay too well but I think that's okay as long as the kid > > understands that he's being paid lesser than the market rate. I'm not > > sure if this will affect his later salaries though. The larger > > companies, atleast in my experience, have become so laden with > > bureaucratic barnacle that to simply apply for an internship is a bit of > > a chore in itself. > > > > The other thing is that a lot of college students these days get exposed > > to "real world" software development via. free software. Along with more > > structured programs like the Google summer of code, they have a lot of > > ways other than grades to prove their mettle to prospective > > employers. This is double edged. It magnifies the differences between > > the students so smart kids get a greater advantage earlier on while > > average ones who stick to the purely academic line lose out a little. > > > >> Any advice and/or help will be much appreciated. > > So, in summary, my advice would be for your brother to get involved in > > some free software work. This will give him a bit of a reputation if he > > pulls it off. Then connect with the startup and tech communities in > > Bangalore and other cities. I think something will come his way. > > > > Good luck to him! > > > > [...] > > > > > >
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