To Intern or Not To Intern? Share your experiences.
wmf: I interned at BizRate when it was <10 people and at IBM; both were valuable for different reasons. In both cases I was doing "real work" which made it more fun. The differences between startups and bigcos are mostly what you'd expect; a startup has more camaraderie but startup people may not have as much time for mentoring since they're working so hard. What I found most valuable were the personal connections (it really is about who you know) and I think you can make more connections at a large company if you try.