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Discussion on: How I got a full-stack internship as a beginner.

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Sumukhesh

Sure, bro, I can help you out. But let me tell you one thing. Even I am doing the zero to mastery course side by side my internship and I think only that course will not be enough for you to get a job.
One thing I observed while applying to a lot of companies in Internshala is that companies are looking for someone who at least has done some projects in the latest technologies (React, Node, Express, Angular). I would suggest you build a portfolio that has all the projects you built and deployed.

While applying to companies make your application stand out by mentioning your projects, and type of the work you have done and the most important part is Mention the link where you deployed your project. This will definitely grab the recruiter's notice.
These are the tricks I followed and got a decent number of responses.
Hope this will help you.

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sai kadiyala

Thank you very much bro.
I am using the gatsby portfolio developed by others and I mentioned the projects that i did in the course in the portfolio.
Portfolio: saikadiyala.netlify.app
I also mentioned all my details including project links in internshala.

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Sumukhesh

Bro, I just checked your site. Its FE is very nice. Its also loading fast. However, recruiters will want some project where you implement CRUD operations purely, I would suggest you build a basic E-commerce platform, where you implement all the CRUD operations. This is what I have done. Also when recruiters interview you make sure that you present your project to them.
Cheers!!

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sai kadiyala

Sure bro and than you very much.

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Utkarsh Talwar

Can confirm that this is good advice. As someone looking for interns for our own company right now, this is what I look for as well. Candidates who have hands-on experience with React and Node and some live projects deployed on Heroku, Netlify, etc. always have a higher chance of success. If you don't currently have that kind of experience, spend some time building a few personal projects that you can show proudly. If these personal projects can show some personality while also displaying your mastery over the understanding of the fundamentals like CRUD, you'll be golden.