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How do students find internships their senior year?

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Alexis’s Answer

Ken has a really good point - if you want an opportunity, create it. Make a list of careers you'd be interested in, then see who you know....or who the people that you know are connected to. So much of business is based on relationship - it's a really good place to start. If you don't have contacts, hit Google. Check the online reputations of companies and find a few that look like a match. Then call until you find the right person. Be brave - reach out and be curious. People respect curiosity (and usually love talking about themselves and what they do). Make your first conversation about learning more. Then, after you have had a chance to get to know each other, broach the subject of the internship: "Thank you again for meeting with me - I love what you told me about (reference detail from conversation).I think I mentioned I'm trying to figure out what's next for me. Do you have internships? Is there any entry level work that could be done by an intern? I really want to learn more about (company name), and I would love the chance to keep learning from you."
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Let me share an interesting story about internships:


During my daughter's senior year in high school, the highlight of the year (and of the whole high school experience) was to be a several month long internship program. Everyone signed up and indicated the type of internship that they wanted - all except for one girl. This girl wanted to become a doctor and wanted her internship to be with the local EMS unit at the local fire station. So, she talked to the head of the EMS unit and got his approval and made arrangements with the school to create her own internship. Of all of the students about which I heard, she was the one who benefited the most by her internships. My daughter's was definitely not the highlight of her school career. Her first choice fell through and her final assignment was not really what she wanted and did not give her the type of exposure that she had hoped for.


This shows that you can create your own internship! Locate a company that fits the parameters of the type of experience and exposure that you are seeking and work with them and the appropriate people in your school to put it in motion. After all, if there is an internship program existing today, anywhere, it had to be created by someone.
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