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How do I get involved in internships and work experience?
I want to gain as much hands-on experience as possible so that I can use it in the future and be that much better because of it. #internship #job #human-resources
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Marina’s Answer
In college, many companies offer full or part time internships to college students over the summer, and many also offer part time internships during the fall or spring. To access them, I suggest visiting your college campus's career center and meeting with a career advisor. They will help you develop your resume and discuss career interests with you, pointing you in the right direction for your internship search. Additionally, many career centers will collect resume books from students and send them to companies that are recruiting from your school.
You will also want to cast a wide net in most everything you do when it comes to career development. Go to career fairs, go to company information nights, and join professional clubs and attend the events that interest you. Professional business fraternities and other professional clubs will have resources and connections with companies offering a variety of roles. Joining these organizations can help you discover your professional interests and also connect you with potential employers. Casting a wide net will allow you to have options and pursue a variety of your interests within a certain field, or between fields. It will also allow you to grow your professional network.
Another key resource to use is Handshake. Many colleges will offer Handshake, which is similar to LinkedIn but is tied to your university. By creating a profile on Handshake, you will have access to job boards with a wide array of internship opportunities. Oftentimes, you can even apply directly to the posting through Handshake. I also recommend learning recruitment cycles for industries you are interested in and make sure you are applying during the appropriate window. For example, investment banks begin recruiting for junior year internships in the spring and summer of the sophomore year, with offers sent out in the fall. Be aware of these timelines so you can make the best decisions possible about when to apply and who to apply to.
You will also want to cast a wide net in most everything you do when it comes to career development. Go to career fairs, go to company information nights, and join professional clubs and attend the events that interest you. Professional business fraternities and other professional clubs will have resources and connections with companies offering a variety of roles. Joining these organizations can help you discover your professional interests and also connect you with potential employers. Casting a wide net will allow you to have options and pursue a variety of your interests within a certain field, or between fields. It will also allow you to grow your professional network.
Another key resource to use is Handshake. Many colleges will offer Handshake, which is similar to LinkedIn but is tied to your university. By creating a profile on Handshake, you will have access to job boards with a wide array of internship opportunities. Oftentimes, you can even apply directly to the posting through Handshake. I also recommend learning recruitment cycles for industries you are interested in and make sure you are applying during the appropriate window. For example, investment banks begin recruiting for junior year internships in the spring and summer of the sophomore year, with offers sent out in the fall. Be aware of these timelines so you can make the best decisions possible about when to apply and who to apply to.
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Dana’s Answer
Hi there, great question! I have the experience of looking for internships all throughout my university years, here are some tips:
✔️ Try to learn in your free time. This includes learning new skills (for example a new programming language) or becoming more experienced with what you know already. You can do this by developing personal projects, reading books or watching online courses.
✔️ Create a good CV/resume. There are plenty of resources online on how to do this. My personal advice would be to include:
- your education (degree, with timestamps)
- your best soft skills in a short description or using bullet points (for example: great listener, excellent collaborator when it comes to working in teams etc.)
- your past experience. This includes summer jobs, part-time jobs (even if they are not related to software development, they were occasions in which you showed you are responsible) which short, good descriptions
- your personal projects (you can add projects you worked on during university as well, it s great if you worked in teams)
- courses you completed (they can be online, it's great if you have a certification, include the dates as well).
- volunteering and extracurricular activities
✔️ Create a Linkedin profile, complete it with the information from your CV (you can make it more detailed if you want)
✔️ Look up companies on their own websites. They usually have separate pages with open job positions or "Careers" and you can find a email there to send your CV, or even apply directly to one of the positions.
✔️ Keep in mind that some companies have a time interval for when you can apply to a position. For example, at Amazon you have to wait 6 months after applying in order to reapply. You can ask the recruiter this in case your application doesn't move forward.
✔️ On Linkedin, connect with HR recruiters and people you know, and look for jobs by using their search engine and by messaging recruiters that seem interested. You can also complete Linkedin Assessments for Linkedin skills, I think that it helps you get recognized by recruiters more easily.
✔️ Personally, when I applied to many internships, I used to have a Google Sheets table with the following columns:
Company | Applied date | Response | Interview stage date | Interview stage response | Accepted/Rejected
You can build something similar if it helps you stay more organized and not forget about companies!
✔️ I would say to not apply to positions where, for instance they are looking seniors developers. However, I would apply for Junior positions (if no prior experience) even if I do not meet ALL the requirements in the job description. You'd be surprised how things can turn around!
✔️ Prepare for interviews in advance! I wrote a full detailed response about how to prepare for interviews here on Carrer Village for another student's question: https://www.careervillage.org/questions/435218/i-want-interview-tips
There are a lot of great remote opportunities and companies. From every response, even if it is a rejection, you can learn something. Be patient and keep looking!
I hope this helped, don't hesitate to ask more questions :) Good luck!
Note: You can check out my Linkedin profile if you want to see how it would look after it's fully completed. I've talked to many recruiters on Linkedin and I think it really helped me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-paduraru/
✔️ Try to learn in your free time. This includes learning new skills (for example a new programming language) or becoming more experienced with what you know already. You can do this by developing personal projects, reading books or watching online courses.
✔️ Create a good CV/resume. There are plenty of resources online on how to do this. My personal advice would be to include:
- your education (degree, with timestamps)
- your best soft skills in a short description or using bullet points (for example: great listener, excellent collaborator when it comes to working in teams etc.)
- your past experience. This includes summer jobs, part-time jobs (even if they are not related to software development, they were occasions in which you showed you are responsible) which short, good descriptions
- your personal projects (you can add projects you worked on during university as well, it s great if you worked in teams)
- courses you completed (they can be online, it's great if you have a certification, include the dates as well).
- volunteering and extracurricular activities
✔️ Create a Linkedin profile, complete it with the information from your CV (you can make it more detailed if you want)
✔️ Look up companies on their own websites. They usually have separate pages with open job positions or "Careers" and you can find a email there to send your CV, or even apply directly to one of the positions.
✔️ Keep in mind that some companies have a time interval for when you can apply to a position. For example, at Amazon you have to wait 6 months after applying in order to reapply. You can ask the recruiter this in case your application doesn't move forward.
✔️ On Linkedin, connect with HR recruiters and people you know, and look for jobs by using their search engine and by messaging recruiters that seem interested. You can also complete Linkedin Assessments for Linkedin skills, I think that it helps you get recognized by recruiters more easily.
✔️ Personally, when I applied to many internships, I used to have a Google Sheets table with the following columns:
Company | Applied date | Response | Interview stage date | Interview stage response | Accepted/Rejected
You can build something similar if it helps you stay more organized and not forget about companies!
✔️ I would say to not apply to positions where, for instance they are looking seniors developers. However, I would apply for Junior positions (if no prior experience) even if I do not meet ALL the requirements in the job description. You'd be surprised how things can turn around!
✔️ Prepare for interviews in advance! I wrote a full detailed response about how to prepare for interviews here on Carrer Village for another student's question: https://www.careervillage.org/questions/435218/i-want-interview-tips
There are a lot of great remote opportunities and companies. From every response, even if it is a rejection, you can learn something. Be patient and keep looking!
I hope this helped, don't hesitate to ask more questions :) Good luck!
Note: You can check out my Linkedin profile if you want to see how it would look after it's fully completed. I've talked to many recruiters on Linkedin and I think it really helped me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-paduraru/
Frank Oldfield
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Gloria’s Answer
Hi Aramis,
I would advise you to check on internships at specific companies. Do you know where you might want to work or what kind of company you might like to work for? If so, I would suggest going to the web sites for those companies and check in regularly for their internship options.
Gloria
I would advise you to check on internships at specific companies. Do you know where you might want to work or what kind of company you might like to work for? If so, I would suggest going to the web sites for those companies and check in regularly for their internship options.
Gloria
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