{"id":1204,"date":"2026-03-23T20:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/engineering\/2026\/03\/23\/swe-travel-to-summer-internship-chapman-engineering-student-shares-strategies-for-career-success\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:09:14","slug":"swe-travel-to-summer-internship-chapman-engineering-student-shares-strategies-for-career-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/2026\/03\/23\/swe-travel-to-summer-internship-chapman-engineering-student-shares-strategies-for-career-success\/","title":{"rendered":"SWE Travel to Summer Internship: Chapman Engineering Student Shares Strategies For Career Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For Computer Science junior, Hemi Shah, the next best thing to come out of her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swe.org\/calendar\/we25-the-worlds-largest-conference-for-women-in-engineering-and-technology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women in Engineering (WE) Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> experience\u2013a conference funded by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fowler School of Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and Chapman University\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/students\/life\/student-government\/index.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Government Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013was an internship offer with Bank of America. This marks the second year Shah has received an opportunity from the conference, having <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/2024\/11\/01\/engineering-connections-chapman-society-of-women-engineers-journey-to-we24-conference\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">previously been offered an IT internship by Rockwell Automation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> during WE 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cUnlike WE \u201823 or WE \u201824, I wasn&#8217;t expecting to go in and come out with a job offer,\u201d Shah said. \u201cSo it kind of came as a surprise to me, and within day one of the conference, I kind of realized, \u2018hey, maybe I do have a shot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflecting on her success in obtaining her internship, Shah emphasized the career services offered by the Fowler School of Engineering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/career-center\/index.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Samuel Lee and the career center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have also helped me prepare for the conference by giving me insight on how to use my time effectively at the career fair and by reviewing my resume,\u201d Shah said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shah also reflected on Fowler\u2019s curriculum, which aided her during the recruitment process. \u201cI do like that Fowler is very project-based in teaching. I think those courses at Fowler have helped me a lot,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This upcoming summer, Shah will work in the Software Engineering sector at Bank of America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before starting her internship, Shah shared her experiences interviewing for her internship, along with tips for current students seeking similar opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Impact of Conference Networking\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year, Shah traveled with the Chapman University collegiate section of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/clubs-and-orgs\/society-women-engineers.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Society of Women Engineers (SWE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Funded by the Fowler School of Engineering and SGA, Chapman SWE traveled to New Orleans for the annual WE Conference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shah mentions the opportunities made possible by Fowler&#8217;s travel funding. \u201cHaving that kind of financial stability and resources is really helpful. It lets me go to these conferences without worrying about having to pay out of pocket,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There, Shah implemented networking strategies to strengthen her standing with a smaller selection of companies, including Bank of America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOne thing for conferences that are at a very national scale is that there&#8217;s gonna be a plethora of companies, but you only have so much time. I think what I took from WE \u201824 was that you kind of have to put your eggs into just a few baskets,\u201d Shah said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While attending WE \u201825, Shah and her SWE co-members navigated career panels, coffee chats with recruiters, and behavioral interviews with employers. \u201cI think for conferences, the interview process is kind of different. The second you start talking to someone, that&#8217;s your first interview right there,\u201d Shah said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eventually, after a day of interacting with employers and attending industry panels at WE \u201825, Shah secured her interview with Bank of America.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20707\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20707\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/03\/Hemi-with-SWE-at-WE-25.png\" alt=\"Hemi Shah and Chapman Society of Women Engineers at WE '25\" width=\"495\" height=\"274\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hemi Shah and Chapman Society of Women Engineers at WE &#8217;25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><b>Applying Student Experiences to Internship Interviews<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shah relied on her classroom experiences for her interviews, including CPSC 339: Game Planning and Design, CPSC 350: Data Structures and Algorithms, and CPSC 231: Computer Science II, which focused on object-oriented programming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI noticed that a lot of their questions related to error handling, and how you\u2019re ensuring that you were creating safe and modular code. For those questions, I referred back to those very fundamental classes. The night before my interview, I went through all of my data structures notes and projects,\u201d Shah said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shah also emphasized the importance of project-based learning, referencing her recruiter\u2019s unexpected interest in one of her previous projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cInterestingly enough, my interviewer asked me about my Mario project [from CPSC 350],\u201d she said. \u201cI think it showed my fundamental ability in coding and developing something that&#8217;s pretty optimized.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From a leadership standpoint, Shah also marketed her experience with student organizations at the Fowler School of Engineering. \u201cA lot of the club responsibilities that I&#8217;ve had with Chapman Girls Who Code and SWE, such as leading workshops and public speaking, helped a lot,\u201d Shah said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few days after her interview, Shah received a call from a Bank of America recruiter who informed her that she had been offered the job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI remember the day so clearly. My professor, Derek Prate, asked me, \u2018how was your conference?\u2019 After that conversation, I got a call from New York. It was the recruiter from Bank of America who told me, \u2018You got the offer.\u2019 It was a rollercoaster, but it was great,\u201d Shah said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Advice for Engineering Students<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For many engineering students, Shah recommends getting involved on campus and exploring opportunities to develop the necessary skills for internship searching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere are a lot of resources at Chapman. I frequently host workshops for Girls Who Code and SWE, where it&#8217;s a lot about personal branding and how to be confident when you go to conferences and prepare for career fairs,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shah also emphasized the importance of finding people who can support your goals. \u201cFinding that kind of community or council of people is really important,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now more than ever, Shah advises engineering students on the importance of putting themselves at the front and showcasing their achievements to employers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI think having confidence and being able to talk about what you&#8217;re doing in school, what skills you have, what projects you have, that&#8217;s gonna be your selling point. At the end of the day, you not only have to be a good developer, but you also need to think like a winner.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/career-center\/index.aspx\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fowler Career Services<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> website and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/chapman.joinhandshake.com\/login\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">schedule an appointment with our Career Services Manager<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to get started on your internship and job search! 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