Graduating Without a PhD Internship [D]
A PhD student shared their disappointing experience attempting to secure internships during their doctoral studies, ultimately graduating without any internship experience. Despite initial promises from a supervisor about connections to big tech, the student faced repeated rejections and failed team matching processes. This lack of internship experience has left the student feeling disadvantaged in the job market, even with some post-PhD collaboration offers. AI
IMPACT Highlights the difficulties PhD students face in translating academic research into industry internships, potentially impacting the pipeline of AI talent.