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PaperclipPerfector  3d ago (text post)   1906 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for May 3, 2026

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Does anyone here work in the IT industry? Would anyone happen to know of anything someone can do to get a leg up potentially become full time during an internship (Network Engineering).

The answer is really quite simple: you have to show promise. Demonstrate that you know newer stuff that existing engineers might not be aware of, that you are willing to do more stuff than the average intern, that you are quick on the uptake.

Don’t underestimate the importance of soft skills and “reading the room,” still. I’ve seen competent people get passed on all the time, and usually by the idiots supervising the interns. That said, IT and infosec really is a “team sport” with a lot of interdependencies between its members.

“Standing out” is also more than simply “knowing the answer” to certain things. Having an approach that’s otherwise “custom” to who you are is something that adds great flair to your professionalism, because lots of other people beside you will have the same standard knowledge base that you do. We’ve all gone through the same courses and same certs. There’s great importance in differentiating yourself.

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