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Applications open for Summer 2008/2009 Internships

Posted by David Greiner on July 30, 2008 3:03 PM

Wow, has it been a year already? Hot on the heels of our successful inaugural program last year, we've just opened the doors for students interested in doing an 8-12 week internship at Freshview from December to March.

Why should I bother applying?

We do things differently at Freshview, and I'm not just talking about the $800/week salary, free catered lunches and private offices. Our internships expose you to every facet of working in a software company. From writing real, shippable code for our applications to helping out with marketing, design and even talking to customers.

What happened last year?

After a ton of applications from some great students, phone interviews and a group interview process at the Freshview office, we selected Toby and Daniel as our inaugural interns. They didn't disappoint. Here are just some of the features developed by the guys based on customer requests and their own input.

A component allowing customers to compare multiple campaign results in a single Flash and AJAX powered report.
An application that automatically converts externally referenced style sheets in a HTML file to inline CSS as per W3C specifications. Our customers loved this.
A significant new feature that relied on heavily optimized queries across database tables with hundreds of millions of rows. It was very popular.

While the guys got loads of great stuff done, there was still plenty of time for them to make us all look bad when we had surfing lessons and played laser skirmish. At least us old guys got some revenge when we took them on at lawn bowls! Here's what one of the guys had to say about last years program...

"Working as a Freshview intern was an awesome opportunity! The environment was supportive, friendly and most of all lots of fun. The best part was, I had the opportunity to work on actual application features used by thousands of people worldwide and learned more about software development than I could ever learn at Uni. Plus, my ping pong game has never been better!"
- Daniel Bowden, Wollongong University, Summer 2007

At the end of the program, we offered a full-time position to one of the interns, who is currently working with us part-time while he finishes his degree. For a full write-up on what the guys accomplished, check out this post.

OK, I'm interested. What now?

We've put together a page outlining the program, what we're looking for and how you can apply. Head on over to get started. Applications close on Tuesday September 30, 2008 but we review them as they come in, so all available openings may be taken well before that date. If you're interested, apply now.