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To be a Google intern in 2020

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Super G takeover, intern edition! Check out these Super Gs created by our amazing intern team for International Intern Day. Paper florals: Raman Mangla; rubber duck: Sophie Bohr; cake: Riya Singh; woodblock: Elena Dontsova; dumplings: Prashnna Gyawali; logos: Abigail Siegel; pasta: Julia Schorn; word cutouts: Gabriele Cabral.

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Photo illustration by Victoria Fernandez, Intern, Marketing 

Intern at home and photoshopped at Google headquarters.

Projects that make a difference for everyone

Meet Madhuparna

Intern, Cloud, Bangalore, India  

Madhuparna’s project will impact the future of research for COVID-19, making information about COVID-19 more accessible and searchable. She’s helping the Google Cloud team create a search interface that will enable doctors and researchers to extract information on COVID-19. Along with her work, she also learned how connected the Google community is and how to build relationships with people in different countries. “Everyone is super friendly, and my team involves me in every meeting, not just ones about my project,” she says. “I don’t even feel like an intern, I feel like a full time Googler.” Doing this project makes her Google experience one that lets her create real connections and lasting change. 


Photo illustration by Victoria Fernandez, Intern, Marketing 

Intern at home and photoshopped at Google headquarters.

Flexibility is key 

Meet Federico

Intern, Research, Berlin, Germany

While Federico works at home in Berlin, he reports to his manager based in California, while simultaneously working with a team in Paris on their new app, Keen. Keen is a recently launched app that began as an Area 120 project that lets you curate, explore and share content around your interests. While working with people from different countries and timezones he’s learned that sometimes a three-minute video chat can be more useful than going back and forth via email. Also, keeping scheduled meetings on the calendar helps with consistent communication. “Google employees taught me how to keep it flexible, they are super nice and responsive,” Federico says. Even with a nine-hour time difference, he meets with his host every day to talk about his project. 

Photo Illustration by Victoria Fernandez, Intern, Marketing

Intern at home and photoshopped at Google headquarters.

Balancing work and relationship building  

Meet Tyler

Intern, Search, North Carolina, United States

As an MBA student, Tyler understands the value of networking and relationship building. Her role, which intersects government and tech, allows her to connect with a variety of people. Even though we’re working from home, cultivating relationships with our managers and colleagues is still important. Tyler’s team emphasizes connecting with each other, even though they’re apart. “Google really wants to get to know the full ‘you,’” she said. For example, Tyler and a colleague from Singapore shared some recipes with each other, then went on Google Meet to show each other how their meals turned out. She has also joined the team for some virtual breakfasts, lunches and happy hours. Tyler says the first few minutes of a team meeting will often be spent checking in on each other and acknowledging the tough situation they are in. 

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