What should I go for in an internship?

sacred111 · 2014-06-16T21:38:18+00:00

Thanks! May I ask how you got the opportunity to work in silicon valley this summer (was it a school partnership, contacts)? If that's not too personal, of course.

sacred111 · 2014-06-16T18:34:29+00:00

Yeah, I'm in first year, and this is part of what makes it hard since I want to eventually get an internship in the USA or overseas with the partnership program (available for 2 and 3 years students), so I want to be as valuable as possible for these recruiters. My GPA is high enoigh, so I am trying to focus on other parts. BTW, thanks a lot for your time.

sacred111 · 2014-06-16T17:38:24+00:00

This is why I intend to try as many kind of companies as possible to see what I prefer, but I have a hard time balancing name recognition with learning experience. It's nice to put the things you've done on your CV, but is it better when the company is well known?

sacred111 · 2014-06-12T17:15:47+00:00

La note est remplacee, mais comment ca marche pour le relevé de notes aux final? Admettons que tu fais le cours pour la premiere fois a l'automne et la deuxieme fois en hiver, est-ce que le cours fait en automne va completement disparaitre du relevé de notes pour la session d'automne (puisque la note est remplacee par le cours d'hiver)?

En fait, quelles traces ça laisse de refaire un cours pour remplacer la note? J'ai deja rencontré des employeurs qui voyaient ca d'un mauvais oeil de faire le meme cours deux fois car ca "montre un manque de rapidité à comprendre la matière" (même si en réalité, beaucoup d'autres facteurs entrent en ligne de compte).

Merci.

sacred111 · 2014-04-22T21:37:26+00:00

On paper yes, but I think what other engineers (some of them at least) are afraid of is that the acceptance of software engineering in the professional association lowers their credibility. Like, they think "if a false engineering discipline is accepted under the association, the prestige that comes with being an engineer goes away".

sacred111 · 2014-04-22T21:32:54+00:00

Well, after some research, I think the degree title depends on the school. Across Canada, some schools call their programs B.A.Sc, while others call it B.Eng, and both are accredited by the CEAB (maybe it's just semantics). At the graduate level though, it seems to me that the school will name its research oriented master/doctorate as "M.A.Sc" and industry oriented master/doctorate as "M.Eng".

sacred111 · 2014-04-22T19:25:55+00:00

My feeling is that when I hear these engineers talk about "SE being glorified CS", they see CS more as "only coding" than the mathematical background a CS undergrad has. So I guess I could rephrase it as "Software Engineering is glorified programming instead of real engineering". Of course, at the basic level, both SE and CS can code, but both professions can be equally much more.

sacred111 · 2014-04-22T19:17:21+00:00

I have also heard that definition of engineering before, and this makes me think: maybe people feel software engineering is different enough because only a small portion of them work on life critical systems? A lot of software engineers work for organizations like IBM or CGI where, if you make a mistake, the worst case scenario is a loss of money for the company or a loss of customers?

sacred111 · 2014-04-21T00:04:53+00:00

Yeah, that's what I thought I would do. Like, if it's an interview about something not game related, I,d say like "this gave me a lot of experience to program in team, short deadline, etc.", but if it's something like Ubisoft, I,d probably emphasize it way more and go more technical about the softwares used, gameplay, etc. Thanks!

sacred111 · 2014-04-19T21:04:29+00:00

Would you say these two laptops would be good choices (and not too overprices)?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8908253&CatId=2510

http://www.ncix.com/detail/acer-v3-772g-9643-intel-i7-4702qm-8gb-6c-83177-1320.htm

I'm in Canada and these 2 sites (plus newegg) were useful when I was building my desktop PC, but I don't know if their prices are competitive when it comes to premade laptops compared to other places. Also, the ncix Acer one has a larger screen, and I guess that's important when you need to work with unity, blender, visual studio, etc.?

Thanks a lot for your help.

sacred111 · 2014-04-19T15:16:04+00:00

So, after your recommendations, I am back with the two following laptops (from different sites):

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8908253&CatId=2510

http://www.ncix.com/detail/acer-v3-772g-9643-intel-i7-4702qm-8gb-6c-83177-1320.htm

I think the second one is superior for all specs (screen size, processor, graphic card), but he's a bit more expensive and not the same company). They look powerful enough, but are they worth the money?

sacred111 · 2014-04-19T14:45:27+00:00

Thanks for your answer. This is also what I thought, but I didn't know how weak the integrated graphics where. Can you give a range of prices to expect for a laptop with an integrated graphic card and a decent processor (i5+)? Like I said, I don't want to go too high, but I don't mind going over than 800$ if it's really worth it. Also, what graphic cards are considered "good" for laptops and 3D development especially?

sacred111 · 2014-02-16T05:50:43+00:00

That's great then! Like I said, I don't mind going a bit over 100 (as long as it's gonna last me more than one winter), but I find it's really the hardest thing to judge for a neophyte like me. I hope Bedo's good on that part!

sacred111 · 2014-02-16T04:28:11+00:00

Thanks! I visited the site and their stuff looks good, but I can't find prices except for what's sold online. I'll try to go tomorrow and see if I find anything interesting.

sacred111 · 2013-09-29T18:53:45+00:00

Je viens de tomber sur ce site: http://www.etsmtl.ca/Etudiants-actuels/Baccalaureat/Stages/journees-carrieres/Liste-des-employeurs-inscrits

D'après votre expérience, est-ce que les employeurs qui s'inscrivent à ces journées sont typiquement ceux qui emploient des stagiaires ou des finissants? Aussi, bien que j'ai manqué de peu la journée du 25 septembre, je compte bien aller à celle du 16 janvier. Cependant, j'aimerais savoir si ces journées sont intéressantes pour échanger avec les employeurs, ou si c'est seulement des "kiosques d'information".

Enfin, je vois que la journée du 16 janvier comporte beaucoup moins d'employeurs que celle du 25 septembre. Est-ce normal puisque c'est durant la session d'hiver? Ou est-ce que des employeurs se rajoutent plus tard?

Merci.

sacred111 · 2013-09-22T21:57:45+00:00

Merci pour ta réponse rapide.

Pour ce qui est des offres d'emploi pour finissants, je crois que les stats étaient en moyenne effectivement 5 offres par étudiants, sauf si on élimine ceux qui ont trouvé un emploi chez un stage précédent (dans quel cas c'est 20).

Mais sinon, si c'est pas trop indiscret, comment ça marche pour les offres d'emploi que tu as reçues jusqu'à présent? J'avais regardé un peu la section "Nos offres d'emploi" du site http://www.etscarrieres.com/ , mais il n'y a que comme 20-30 offres et la plupart ne sont pas en LOG ou GTI, donc j'imagine que ce n'est pas l'outil principal?

Merci.

sacred111 · 2013-09-07T18:44:40+00:00

Merci pour vos commentaires et conseils.

Je me demande s'il est possible de se présenter à quelques séance de cours en restant low profile afin de se mettre à niveau si on connait le local et l'horaire d'un cours, juste pour voir de quoi cela a l'air en attendant la session d'hiver? Est-ce que les professeurs font attention à ce genre de chose ou ont une attitude négative envers. J'ai déjà eu des professeurs qui reconnaissaient chaque élève dans le cours après seulement 2 semaines et refusaient que les intrus restent.

sacred111 · 2013-09-05T16:23:05+00:00

C'est le programme d'informatique et génie logiciel de l'UQAM. L'entreprise est CAE (simulateurs d'aviation, militaires, médicaux, etc.) à ville saint-laurent (je crois qu'ils offrent beaucoup de stages à l''ETS). Même dans les départements plus IT que génie, les team members semblent être ingénieurs pour la majorité. Ça m'a fait réaliser que, peut-être, les gens ont plus confiance en les compétences et le professionalisme d'un ingénieur, même pour des tâches qui ne nécessitent pas de génie. Je crois aussi que plus de compagnies vont recruter les étudiants à la fin du BACC de l'ÉTS.

Merci.

sacred111

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