How to Get an Internship in Big Tech

Room SH-403 at University of Duisburg-Essen, Schützenbahn 70, Essen, 45127

GDG on Campus University of Duisburg-Essen - Essen, Germany

You’ll learn how to approach technical interviews, prepare effectively, and use practical strategies that work not only at Google and other big tech companies, but also at smaller companies and startups.

Sep 28, 5:00 – 7:00 PM (UTC)

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Tech Talk / Meetup

About this event

How do you stand out when 10.000 people apply for the same position?

Maria Pospelova has completed multiple internships, including at Google and AWS. After being part of a GDG chapter in Munich herself, she now works full-time at Google.

In this talk, she’ll give you an inside look at how top tech companies evaluate candidates and what it takes to stand out. You’ll learn how to approach technical interviews, prepare effectively, and use practical strategies that work not only at Google and other big tech companies, but also at smaller companies and startups.

The Talk will be held in 🇩🇪

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When

When

Monday, September 28, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (UTC)

Speaker

  • Maria Pospelova

    Technische Universität München

    B.Sc. Computer Science

Organizers

  • Lennart Kosova

    App Akademie

    GDGoC Organizer

  • David Munstein

    Dev & Organization

  • Lilly Marie Brinkmann

    Design & Photography

  • Allan Burfeind Bimete

    Dev and Organization

  • Frederik Ernst

    Dev and Organization