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  • Google Details Summer Of Code In Hangout

    Last week Google announced the Summer of Code 2012, a program has students working with open source development projects around the country while the search giant pays them for their work.

    This year’s Summer of Code features more than 180 projects for students to choose from. Interested students will be pleased to know that some major players in the open source scene are participating this year. Some of the companies include Mozilla, GIMP, Python and Google’s own Chromium project.

    Students have until tomorrow to submit a proposal. Make it the best you can if you want that sweet job working with an open source project. If you’re still having trouble trying to think of a proposal, Google has you covered. The team behind the Summer of Code participated in a Google+ Hangout to talk about the event, the best way to get noticed and other tips.

    If you’re struck by inspiration from the video, check out the Summer of Code Web site to submit your proposal. While some people may say that you can’t make a good proposal in one night, the A I received on a 10-page paper I wrote in three hours begs to disagree.

    Are you applying for the Summer of Code? Who do you want to work with? Let us know in the comments.

  • Google Offers Students Summer Jobs In Coding

    As a recent graduate, I think I’m going to miss summer vacation the most. Three months of doing absolutely nothing but playing video games and eating cheez-its was absolute bliss. Turns out some people actually enjoy working during summer and getting this thing called money. Those jobs usually involve manual labor, but Google has a wonderful idea that will stimulate the mind instead of those pesky things we call muscles.

    Google announced today on their official blog the “Summer of Code 2012.” This isn’t your ordinary summer job as it invites students from all over the world to contribute to a pre-selected list of open source projects that need extra help in writing code. It’s the perfect opportunity to make some money and gain some experience in the field.

    Here’s how the job is going to go down: students will be paired up with a mentor from the project they’re assigned to. This will give them an opportunity to work with real-word software and make themselves more desirable to potential employers. It’s like the paid internship of your dreams, if you’re a computer science major.

    There are 180 projects that students can currently choose from. The projects are a mix of large companies to small projects at universities. Some of the more well-known projects include Google’s own open source projects, Mozilla, GIMP and Python.

    Interested students are invited to submit a proposal before April 6. This is just like a real job, however, so you’re not guaranteed a spot just because you submit a proposal. It’s going to be a highly competitive job market so you best make your proposal a good one. Also, you are allowed to submit multiple proposals, but quality is more important than quantity in this case.

    For more rules and guidelines, check out the blog post. To further help prospective applicants, Google will be hosting a Google+ Hangout on the Google Students page on Monday, April 2. Be sure to check it out and make your summer more productive than mine ever were.