Advice from AccessComputing Team Members

Networking is an important part of finding internships and opportunities.

Every summer we ask AccessComputing Team Members to share what they have been up to this summer. Many of our students participated in internships, academic conferences, and other activities that our community would benefit from learning about. Below is some advice for other students:

鈥淭ake advantage of opportunities. It is good to go on internships, so you can figure out what you like and don鈥檛 like. If you are on an internship, and you are not enjoying it, or you are finding it to be boring, do something outside of work that you enjoy and develop yourself professionally.鈥 - Abraham

鈥淪eek out the opportunity to conduct your own research. Thinking up a research question and being able to follow through with a plan to answer it is extremely rewarding and was a great learning experience for me personally.鈥 - Bec

鈥淚t鈥檚 think it鈥檚 worth looking in places you might not expect for job opportunities.鈥 - Annelise

鈥淚f you are interested in a subject or a job, take advantage of any chance to connect with relevant professors, researchers, or potential employers. Speak up, say hello, voice your ideas鈥攖his networking may pay off in the future.鈥 - Caitlyn

鈥淭ake the opportunity to go to conferences and feel what it is like to attend and network with others. I got really good resources from the conference and a lot of swag!鈥 - Lidia

For more information about students with disabilities who are pursuing careers in computing, check out our on the AccessComputing website.