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Jason C. McDonald • Edited

Only about half of the interns we hire actually complete the program, which is apparently a pretty good completion rate all things considered. A lot of people like the idea of coding, but don't want to really put in the hard work necessary in practice.

We also only hire about half of those we interview, and only interview about half those who apply.

All that math to say, only about one-eighth of people who apply for our internship program actually make through to completion, but those who do are well-prepared for the industry!

But how many interns have I imagined throwing out the window? None, really.