Searching For Experience: #3 Get Internships

It’s a Fact! Employers extended job offers to more than 70% of their interns. Yes, internships are tickets to the best jobs. An internship will help you transfer the skills you are learning in the classroom to the workplace, gain real world experiences, and make valuable industry connections. There are many exciting possibilities because internships are available in almost every career field.

Internship Basics
University of California at Berkeley offers a 5 page Internship Guide that includes a to do list, hot tips, “how to” develop your own internship as well as a sample of a Internship Resume. If you are serious about getting an internship, here are the steps to follow. Before you set out on your quest for an internship, hear what employers are looking for in the internship candidates they interview (Intern’: Employers Perspective)

Suggestions from the “King” of Interns
Eric Kuhn is a junior at Hamilton College but he has worked at more high-powered positions than most people will in a lifetime. Eric answers questions about interning from Interning with the Rich and Famous, and Fetching Coffee, to Finding Internship Opportunities in an extensive series of video clips. In addition, he focuses on some of the Tips and Secrets to successful interning.

After an Internship
Internships are the building blocks of your career. After completing an internship reflect on the experience. Use the post-internship checklist at Monster to make sure you have collected the evidence you need. In addition, make a list of what you learned, and add the internship experience to your resume.

Visit your campus career center to get more information and guidance on your quest for an internship.