Remember to Be Yourself I saved the best chapter for last! When interviewing for an internship, finding the program of your dreams, and reading up on your professional future, don’t forget to be yourself! Don’t be an image of what your parents want; don’t copy your friends; and don’t change your likes and dislikes to […]
Follow Up Appropriately Follow up is a hugely important part of applying to anything today, especially internships. People are busy, companies are ever-changing, and recruiters can be forgetful. In many cases, they might not get back to you. However, you can’t fault them for this because it is entirely in your control to follow up […]
Utilize Job Boards It might seem like finding internships, securing the internship, and enjoying the internship is a full-time job. Yes, in many ways it is – it’s not going to be easy to find your dream internship when you are competing with everyone else looking for the same thing. However, there are some back-up […]
Be Available and Open I can’t tell you how many times I have encountered interns that are already stating what they will and won’t do at a job. One of the quickest ways to ensure a job is not offered to you full-time is to come with limitations right out of the gate. Part of […]
Build Employee Relationships As I just began to touch on above, you can always go around the traditional application process and nurture personal relationships at organizations. Of course, you are probably saying to yourself: how do I meet these people in the first place? Well, thanks to the Internet, you can nurture employee leads entirely […]
Look the Part Yes, at the end of the day, it’s about what’s in your head and what you present as a skill-set to a company. However, as humans, we are visual creatures, which means we can’t help but form opinions based on appearances. Humans have such short imagery attention spans that we form first […]
Tip #4 Ask the Right Questions If you find yourself fortunate enough to come in for an interview to an internship program, you are one step closer to setting up the future of your dreams. That’s why it’s so important to take this interview seriously, and show that you are more than just another student […]
Tip #3 Update Your Resume & Cover Letter You might be thinking to yourself: isn’t my LinkedIn profile essentially a resume and cover letter rolled into one? Yes, it is. However, most big-time companies are still going to ask for a resume and cover letter today. It’s a traditional right of passage that we just […]
Tip #2 Make a LinkedIn Profile Otherwise known as the professional social media site, LinkedIn is a 575 million community with more than 260 million monthly active users. Naturally, companies use this massive talent pool in their talent search today, with over 26 million companies and 15 million active job listings. And, of those people […]
Tip #1 Do Your Research Starting with Vault.com The first part of the internship search process is understanding that homework doesn’t end with college. In fact, homework should be part of your lifelong quest as you advance through your career and explore new job positions, companies, and goals. The more homework you commit to before […]