u/Cali-babygirl wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Thanks this is so helpful. How do I find coding internships when I dont know how to code? Is there one that teaches you on the job skills? What do I search for?
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I would try to do a more data/stats internships - and try to use code on the job/leverage the company's resources to learn how to use code to do data analysis more efficiently etc... and then transition to full coding.
You can definitely find like some intro courses on Coursera for intro data basics like this: [https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-data-analytics](https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-data-analytics)
If you can get a SWE internship that's better, but like you said you need to know some coding first.
In terms of where to look, look through the schools job boards, and look around at local companies. The Sac area is both bigger than it seems and smaller than it seems so you might be able to get lucky with a local company there. I also wouldn't be surprised if a lot of government jobs and internships get posted at the school too and could be good first jobs.
If you can get some vaguely data related job there's more options as well - if it won't have any kind of path to SWE you can do it 9 to 5 and do a bootcamp or courses at night and slowly transition over - while still learning and getting a paycheck during the day.