The document provides tips for finding an internship abroad, including keeping a list of potential companies, researching opportunities at career fairs, online, in publications, and at industry events, and conducting as many interviews as possible. It also profiles the musical instrument software and hardware company Arturia located in Grenoble, France, and lists some famous artists who use their products.

1. Working Abroad
finding a unique internship
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2. Finding an Internship
• Keep a list of companies
• Identify and learn about potential
employers
• Interview as much as possible
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3. Research
• Career Fair
• Internet
• Magazines
• Conferences, conventions, trade shows
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4. Arturia
• Grenoble, FR
• Software + Hardware
Musical Instruments
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5. Arturia
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6. Artists
• deadmau5
• Robert Moog
• Herbie Hancock
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7. iPad App
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8. Real projects
• Clearly specify requirements
• Agile development
• If running behind, remove features
• Use source control
• Get feedback ASAP
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9. books
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10. “We cannot put off living until we are ready.
The most salient characteristic of life is its
coerciveness: it is always urgent, ‘here and
now’ without any possible postponement. Life
is fired at us point blank.”
- José Ortega Y Gasset
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11. “You miss 100% of the shots you
don’t take”
- Wayne Gretzky
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