collegecandy.com: Internship application season is underway, so we’ve come up with 10 essential tips for applying for, and landing, a summer internship in 2014. We know you might not even be thinking about internships right now, and we totally get that – there are essays to be written and parties to go to; but now really is the time to fit internship applications into your busy schedule. Positions are being filled, holidays are being booked, summer is fast approaching and you need a plan.
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This is some good advice...for the most part. I feel like a few pieces like broadening your search and ask everyone, are very person-specific. I have a few connections in my industry, and so asking around is a standard part of my job search process. But my friend in PNS, she doesn't have any connections in the field. And so although she does network, that advice doesn't help her. That being said, the advice about paying attention to your cover letter and such makes a big difference.
I like that the first tip is to lower expectations, something I really need to work on, I am so tired of being disappointed. Also, tip number three is a pretty good one considering that our business is all about connections, ask everyone you know! I like to send out my resume to people constantly as it is important to constantly be finding new connections while keeping up with those that are already made. Oh, and got to love the tip on time management because god help any of us with the time to get this process going and done!
Great article, simple and straight forward. The advice wasn't unrealistic or lacking practicality, for the tips were clearly organized and thought out. Top 10 lists are great, they capture the audience's attention and they aren't an overkill of information. Lately websites like Buzzfeed are starting to do top 26 tips or 32 things you should know about smoking for example. They tips are useless and the number is insignificant, meaning that ended when they ran out of ideas. Top 10 charts are great because the author actually had to put some thought into their writing and filter out the insignificant information.
There's a lot of great tips to this article that really stand out. I fully support the applying to every position and the tips about dedicating a set time to each application. This broadens your range and definitely helps with the first two tips. It almost seems as though applying for an internship is very similar to applying to college, but the application process is free this time.
This is one of the few articles where it is obvious that the author put time and effort into thinking about what tips would be the most useful. I am glad to say that I have been doing some of these tips already. My first job and internship were both through people I know or my parents know. I know some people find it odd or don't want help, but personally, I see nothing wrong with using connections, if it is just getting your foot in the door or to get a hiring manager to give you a trial period.
I like the advice that this article gives. It's useful, but also really simple. I'm working on applying to internships for the summer, and reading that list reminded me to check a few things. My favorite piece of advice on that list was probably the one about not being good enough. I don't have much of a theatre background, but I'm still applying to theatre internships because it's something that interests me and that I want to do.
I thought that this article gave some really useful tips. I especially like the idea of lowering your expectations and broadening your search. Sometimes there just aren't internships available in exactly what you want to do, but there are always ones that will give you the experiences you need to qualify for a better opportunity in the future.
I feel that tip #3 is especially true. It seems that many things are just as much about who you know as about what you know. Anecdotally, most of the work and paid experiences I've landed happened due to references I knew personally. That being said, I suppose it would be good for me to work on my "cold calling" ability. I still feel highly intimidated shooting out a cold call email or phone call to someone I don't already know.
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