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Thuliswa
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How to get internship
Hardworking, like to work with people able to work under pressure, like engaging with new things #internship
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Dana Paduraru
Software Development Engineer
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Hi there, great question! I have the experience of looking for internships all throughout my university years, here are some tips. Some may not apply to you if you're only in grad school or highschool.
✔️ 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 (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 with short and concise 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
If you are in grad school:
✔️ Look up opportunities in your local town and especially connected to your school. You can ask teachers, friends, family friends, and search local news websites or jobs for teens.
If you are in highschool or university:
✔️ Create a Linkedin profile, complete it with the information from your CV (you can make it more detailed if you want)
✔️ On Linkedin, connect with HR recruiters and people you know, and look for jobs by using their search engine and by messaging recruiters that are seem interested.
✔️ 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!
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!
✔️ 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 (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 with short and concise 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
If you are in grad school:
✔️ Look up opportunities in your local town and especially connected to your school. You can ask teachers, friends, family friends, and search local news websites or jobs for teens.
If you are in highschool or university:
✔️ Create a Linkedin profile, complete it with the information from your CV (you can make it more detailed if you want)
✔️ On Linkedin, connect with HR recruiters and people you know, and look for jobs by using their search engine and by messaging recruiters that are seem interested.
✔️ 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!
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!
Gavin Healy
Compliance Manager
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Dublin, County Dublin
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Gavin’s Answer
The main objective is to be proactive and to keep up to speed on when application stages are open. Whilst doing this you also need to keep your CV updated so that you are ready to submit applications.
- Apply to as many openings as you can to keep your options open
- Once you have submitted your application be proactive and manage dates and email responses with regards to planning interviews
- Most firms will start with a telephone or video call
- Once they are completed the next stage will be a face to face interview.
- Alongside the interviews there will most likely be an assessment day arranged where you will be assigned tasks to complete. these can range from group work to basic English and match tests
- Tips of prepping for these are to make sure you are punctual, on time and have checked the applicable dress code. The firm will normally send you an agenda so another tip would be to print this out so you are aware of what is happening during the day
- Make sure to prepare for the interviews and fully understand what the company do.
- Be open minded when going into an internship and remember to enjoy each rotation as you will give yourself the opportunity to discover what you want to do long term.
- Apply to as many openings as you can to keep your options open
- Once you have submitted your application be proactive and manage dates and email responses with regards to planning interviews
- Most firms will start with a telephone or video call
- Once they are completed the next stage will be a face to face interview.
- Alongside the interviews there will most likely be an assessment day arranged where you will be assigned tasks to complete. these can range from group work to basic English and match tests
- Tips of prepping for these are to make sure you are punctual, on time and have checked the applicable dress code. The firm will normally send you an agenda so another tip would be to print this out so you are aware of what is happening during the day
- Make sure to prepare for the interviews and fully understand what the company do.
- Be open minded when going into an internship and remember to enjoy each rotation as you will give yourself the opportunity to discover what you want to do long term.
Brianne Mueller
Category Leader
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Cypress, Texas
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Brianne’s Answer
Thuliswa, I'm not sure what grade level you are or if you're in college. Either way, check in with your school guidance counselor to find out about local career fairs and internship resources that you can leverage near you. Your school counselors should be full of resources that you can research and take advantage of. You can also do a google search to see if anything pops up in your area.
Brad Weisberg, CFA
Banking
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Manhasset, New York
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Brad’s Answer
Do a broad google search for internships by industry that you are interested in, ie banking, healthcare, real estate, marketing. Employer opportunities will pop up. Decide the one that is most relevant for you and drill in and fill out application . good luck.