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slightly psychotic things I did to get a return offer for my first big tech internship

@javiercunat

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Why it worked

The video resonated with viewers by sharing relatable, albeit extreme, experiences of interns striving for success. The "slightly psychotic" framing and the listicle format made the content engaging and shareable, tapping into the ambition and anxieties of students and early-career professionals in competitive fields.

Summary

The creator shares a list of extreme measures they took during their first big tech internship to secure a return offer. These included arriving first and leaving last, recording and reviewing every meeting, and spending hours debugging code to the point of dreaming about it. The creator also mentions reviewing almost every document their team worked on and barely exploring the city or spending time with other interns. The video concludes with encouragement for first-generation students to keep grinding.

Structure

1Hook: Extreme measures for a return offer
2Arriving first and leaving last
3Recording and reviewing every meeting
4Debugging code extensively
5Reviewing team documents
6Sacrificing social life and exploration
7Encouragement for first-gen students

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slightly psychotic things I did to get a return offer for my first big tech internship i was always the first to arrive in the office and last to leave recorded every meeting to review everything more slowly afterwards and make sure I understood barely explored the city or got to spend time with other interns spent hours debugging to the point that I had dreams of me debugging code (chat was barely a thing back then) reviewed almost every document and design my team worked on to all my first-gen and first internship people keep grinding harder than everyone else this summer it gets better

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i remember i left feeling 10x smarter and inspired after my first internship. such a great opportunity to change you and your families life and i’m always so grateful for those experiences that set me up towards success early on in my career. i did do a lot of things wrong and i don’t believed you should be doing all of these but make an effort to stand out and showing consistent effort will beat/impress a lot of people. i also saw being on a challenging and intense team as a negative but it also helped me learn a lot more and way faster that now i appreciate 🙌 #cs #internship #Tech #college #real