A Nvidia recruiter shares her top 3 tips to land an internship at the chip giant

• Nvidia ranked second place on Glassdoor's annual list of best employers for 2024.
• The company is known to offer employees high salaries, making it an attractive place to work.
• Nvidia hired 1,500 interns in 2022 and about 600 in 2023. Here's how you can land an internship.

Nvidia became one of the hottest companies in the world in June when it reached a market cap of $3 trillion.

Working for the chip giant comes with perks, including big compensation packages. One software engineer based at its Santa Clara headquarters previously told Business Insider that his annual base salary is $250,000.

In addition, he receives about half of that amount in restricted stock units (RSUs) a year. So it's no wonder the company is an attractive place to work and was ranked second on Glassdoor's annual list of best employers for 2024.

A company spokesperson told Fortune last year that Nvidia took in 1,500 interns in 2022 and planned to take around 600 in the summer of 2023.

Trying to land an internship at a Big Tech firm can be challenging. In a blog, Linh Nguyen, a university recruitment manager at Nvidia, offered some advice to would-be interns.

Aspiring Nvidia interns need to possess the relevant technical skills for the role. Nguyen said she looks for candidates who can problem-solve, reason, and communicate well.

Prospective interns can set themselves apart and impress Nguyen by possessing a deep understanding of the company's mission and experience using the company's technology.

"I'm always impressed by students who have a deeper understanding of our company's mission and impact or have firsthand experience using Nvidia's technology," she said on the company blog.

Here are three of her top tips to help you land an internship at Nvidia:

Understand Nvidia's breadth of work and its technology

Applicants can familiarize themselves with Nvidia's products and services on its website. They can also read about what one Nvidia employee has learned after spending five years at the company.

Know what makes you passionate about its technology

People who understand why they have a passion for working at Nvidia can make for stronger candidates.

Focus on applying for two to three roles

Nguyen suggests applying for up to three roles that candidates are passionate about and in which they think they can make the most impact, rather than "applying to 50 that look okay."

Students interested in applying for an internship at Nvidia can look at its University Recruiting Careers page to find open positions and its recruiting phase begins in the fall.

A Nvidia software engineer based in India previously told BI that the hiring process was pretty straightforward.

He first had a coding interview, in which he was asked questions about data structures and algorithms. A call with a recruiter followed it and then two technical interviews. He said having a good working knowledge of data structures and algorithms helped him land the job.

Nvidia declined to comment.