Get Ready to Find Your Next Internship By Allison Kuehr, Assistant Director, Indiana INTERNnet, Inc. Internships are a fantastic way to explore career options while building your skills. However, when it comes to landing one, a bit more work must go into the process than simply polishing up your resume. Here are some tips for finding an internship just in time for the summer session:
Visit your school’s internship coordinator, career center and/or guidance counselor
When you’re starting out in your internship search, it’s a good idea to have someone help you along the way. The perfect place to begin is by checking in with your school. Whether it’s an internship coordinator, career center or guidance counselor, they are there to lend a hand. They can edit your resume, structure your schedule so you have time to intern and point you in the direction of resources to find an internship.
Start searching early
If you’re hoping to intern during the summer, don’t wait until the last week of April to begin your search. Most summer internships are posted by March. That timeline can change depending on how competitive your desired industry is and the type of company you want to intern with. Industries like IT, manufacturing, finance and health care tend to be very competitive. Also, large, major corporations tend to make summer internship offers early in the year.
Explore!
Your heart may be set on interning with a certain company doing a specific role, and that’s OK! But you shouldn’t limit yourself. Explore smaller companies and internships outside of your dream industry. You may unexpectedly find something you enjoy. Plus, you should never apply to only one internship. Try to
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