I applied online. The process took 2 months.

The whole process lasted 2 months: 1 month for the recruitment and selection and 1 month for the final decision. This second part is usually faster. The process for a SWE Internship can be divided into 4 steps:

• CV and cover letter review
• Logic tasks
• Programming tasks
• Interviews

The first step involves sending the CV and the cover letter, in English or Italian. If the screening is successful, the selection process begins. I was then invited to do some logic tasks, which took about 3 hours in total and can be freely managed. No programming experience is required for these tasks; only basic math and problem-solving skills are needed. Having passed the tasks, I gained access to a couple of other tasks that took about 2 hours in total, which were again freely managed. These were about programming, and no specific language is required. Even pseudocode is accepted as long as the algorithmic solution provided is correct.

As I did a good job on the last tasks, I was invited to a first behavioral interview, then a logic-mathematics interview, and then again a final behavioral interview. No coding-related questions were asked. The first interview was in English, and the others were in Italian. You should always be prepared to talk in English whenever necessary. All the interviews were done remotely. The interviewers were super kind and helpful, and they always let me ask questions. During the process, I also had to complete a behavioral assessment, a logic skills assessment, and provide some contacts of people I worked with. A university professor and a university project teammate did the job, since I had no previous working experience. They also asked for my academic transcripts.

A month after the last interview, I received the email with the offer. As per the communication, I had a recruiter assigned since the first tasks who kept me informed on the next steps, shared informative documents, and answered all my questions promptly. In general, even if the process looks tough and long, the organization makes it actually really enjoyable. You have all the information you need at the right time, there are useful email reminders for the meetings, and there are so many more little things that allow you to focus only on giving your best and having fun, of course.

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