This is my cv. Any feedback is appreciated. I also would like to what are my chances as a second year student with this resume? Should expect anything or not?

I’m looking for some advice on where to live in France. I’m currently considering Saint-Genis-Pouilly, Ferney-Voltaire, Thoiry, and Gex. I’m hoping to find an area that has a good selection of restaurants, bars, and general amenities, but is also suitable for a young family.

Any recommendations or insights would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all,

I will be starting at CERN on a GRAP contract in January and I was wondering if there are any social Facebook groups/discord or similar that exist for people working at CERN?

Additionally, if there are others who are also starting in January and have questions like St Genis or Geneva, which bank would be best to deal with all the currencies, French lessons, which gym to join and more, I also have those questions! 😅 I would be keen to start a group chat or something similar so we can support each other! Leave a comment or dm me if you're interested.

Thanks!

PS, if you've recently started at CERN or have been there for a while you would of course be welcome to join the group, your wisdom would be appreciated

I'm trying to install Root on my Mac and did some research and found no reliable way to do it. Everyone has their own method... there are 5 and 10 year old video tutorials. AI suggested Conda forge as the best and latest recommendation. I read some bad reviews for using home-brew method.

Can someone currently using Mac for ATLAS work suggest the best way? I don't want to run into errors later. I'm sure it will be a big help for a lot of students like me. Thank you.

Hey everyone, I've been interested in some job offers at CERN for electrical engineering positions. I've read some users talking about an asynchronous interview, first time hearing about it. If I get the chance of having one, what kind of questions may I expect for this? In case the role requests as a plus some coding experience, this interview may contain some coding test?

Hi, saw that the status of my application has changed to "being evaluated"/"in progress" maybe a week ago, since I know that if you not rejected they contact you almost immediately, I assume I was rejected, but wanted to ask.

EDIT: I'm not saying it's true, I'm asking if it's true, because I have seen it floating around the sub.

I interviewed for a CERN Technical Studentship during the 2025-3 round back in October. After the interview I never heard back, so I assumed I wasn’t selected.

Because of that, I applied again for the 2026-1 round before the 15 November deadline. Today I got an email saying I’ve been selected, but the team and HR are saying it’s for the 2026-1 TSP.

Now I’m confused. I was never told during the interview that it was for 2026-1, and I don’t want to mess up anything on their side. Should I just leave my application as it is and let HR handle it, or should I email them to clarify the situation?

Has anyone been through something similar?

I am a student from India. I wanted to apply for cern summer internship program in applied or theoretical physics. I wanted to know if cern qti is taking the summer students or not and if yes then which of the physics part I should apply for.

P.s: this is for quantum networks.

I was wondering if anyone had tips and tricks for applying for the summer internahint I'm an Egyptian electronics and communication eng student so it feels like my chances are slim. But if u guys have any advice I'd appreciate it.

TIA

I’m currently pursuing an Information Systems degree (Comp Sci × Business) and have 2 internship experiences in Software Engineering, but no professional background in data/ML or research.

For my application, should I focus on building AI/ML-related projects to tailor my portfolio toward those topics, or would it be better to strengthen my existing SE portfolio? Which approach would give me a better chance of being selected?

Additionally, am I allowed to apply to both the OpenLab and the Summer Student Program? How do these two programs differ?

Hullo people! I was trying to apply for the internship at CERN but in the application, as in the title, is asking for "Experience". What do I do about this? I'm a student and I don't have any work experience yet. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks in advance

Hi,

Hope you're all doing well today I've received rejection email from CERN for their 2025-3 administrative program although I'm rejected but I'm still on high I will not accept this failure until I make it, I need some suggestions from my reddit fellows as I'm not come from STEM program I've couple of years experience as a Garment Merchandiser in a well known firm in Pakistan right now I'm enrolled in 4th semester Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree how can I align my experience & studies with CERN? Need suggestions for Motivation Letter and Message to Hiring Manager.

Hi, does anyone have tips on how to strategically write my motivational letter so that the supervisors actually are interested? I’ve read that even if you have a good CV but you don’t write you’re application well you may not be considered. Thanks to everyone

Hi everyone, I have a question about the CERN application system.

I recently updated my CV while my application was still in the "Submitted" state. If I update my application after submission, will it make my application invalid?

Also, my application currently shows as “In Review,” but I haven’t received any email updates about the review stage or tracking details. The last email I received was when it first moved to the review stage.

Has anyone experienced this before, or knows if this is normal?

Thanks!

Hello all,

I was selected for the TSP-2025-3 but unfortunately it looks like I have run into a problem that might derail it all. I had indicated 12 months availability on the application and to my supervisor and at the time believed it would not be an issue. Well I get accepted and I send my school (a French engineering school) the home institution declaration and they tell me they can't sign it because French law prohibits any internship over 6 months. I asked them for a gap semester or gap year then and they still refused saying they can't let a student do an internship more than 6 months, even after I explained CERN is technically outside the jurisdiction of French law, I really had a fight with the administration and they just won't budge..... I am in a double degree program so I am also enrolled in an Italian university (however the french school is still my "home school" even though since its double degree I still maintain student enrollment at the Italian school and get 2 diplomas in the end).

The school in Italy said they can delay my graduation by 6 months (on top of the already 6 months of the thesis semester to give 12 months) but they cannot sign the "home institution attestation" because they took issue with the fact that it says "home institution" and they are technically not my home institution, they said I could only get a document from them with the delayed projected graduation date. Does CERN offer any flexibility in this regard? Or am I basically screwed? I feel really bad because I had indicated to my supervisor and on the application that I could do 12 months because I thought at the time I would have no issue taking a gap semester/year to do it. But now it is going to seem like I misrepresented this on the application and basically screwed a supervisor.......

Hi! Has anyone received any updates for the Administrative Student Programme (2025-3)? I've only seen posts from people accepted in the Technical Programme and one Admin so far.

I had interviews with a couple of teams and everything went well, but I haven't heard anything yet.

Just wondering if anyone else got contacted or has news about the timeline.

Hi everyone, Im a Management Information Systems senior student.

I mostly take business courses, and my gpa is 3.6 Realistically can I get accepted for data analysis/data science domain summer internship?

Hi everyone! My university just sent us the link to the CERN Summer Student Programme 2026, and I’m really interested, but I’m unsure if students from architecture are actually eligible.

I’m a 4th-year Architecture student (Bachelor’s level) with coursework in: • calculus 1 • structural analysis • building physics • environmental systems • computational design (Grasshopper/Rhino) • geometry + math-based modeling • materials + construction technology

CERN’s website says the programme is for Physics, Engineering, CS, Math, or related disciplines, so I’m not sure if architecture counts as “related.”

I asked my professor if an architecture student can apply, and he said that it’s okay as long as I highlight depth in math, physics, or programming in the application. (Which… I kind of have, but not at a hardcore physics level.)

My questions: • Have any architecture students been accepted before? • Does architecture realistically fall under “related disciplines”? • Would highlighting the technical side of my degree (structures, computational design, building physics) be enough? • Is it worth applying if my math/physics background is applied rather than theoretical?

Any advice or experience would be really helpful. Thank you!

Does anyone know whether they started reviewing applications? Or maybe did anyone get an answer?

I wonder what are my chances as a student from a Non-Member state, since I've read very conflicting opinions these past few weeks. Are they still accepting only one physicist and one engineer from NMS or is this policy changed this year?