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Posted by Laura Kyle
Laura Kyle
19,794 Points

Internships for non-students?

Teaching myself has been an amazing experience and I'm so glad I went this route rather than heading to college.

However, being self-taught comes with it's own set of difficulties that I never thought of before.

I'm at the point right now where an internship type position would be a perfect way for discovering what working in the industry would be like, as I definitely have the skills now that I can contribute to a company. However I don't feel confident enough to apply for a permanent position.

All subsidy programs I've found that would encourage employers to hire interns are for students only. Has anyone heard of tech companies hiring non-students as interns?

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

I would recommend you to make your own website showing your skills and make a few free works around to add to your portfolio!

1 Answer

Oğulcan Girginc
Oğulcan Girginc
24,848 Points
Oğulcan Girginc
Oğulcan Girginc
24,848 Points

Hi Laura Kyle,

Unfortunately, I don't know any company like you mentioned. However, you can always make some freebies that might lead you to an internship. I can see, you had both design and front-end courses. So, my advice would be creating sites to add your portfolio to grab attention.

Hope this helps! :)