How To Get an Internship
- January 3, 2008
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If you want to break into an industry, any industry, the best strategy is to be born into a family that owns a business in that field.
The next best thing is to get an internship.
You Will Need
- Computer
- Phone
- Unflagging tenacity
Step 1: Choose field
Pick a field to intern in. Choose something that’s exciting to you. You don’t have to know a lot about the field—that’s what the internship is for—you just need a genuine enthusiasm for learning more about it.
Step 2: Update resume
Update your resume. Include any work experience or academic study related to the field you want to intern in.
Many internships are unpaid—be prepared to live cheaply.
Step 3: Talk to internship coordinator
If you go to a school with an internship coordinator, see if he or she can advise you on your area of interest.
Step 4: Tell everyone you're looking
Tell everyone—friends, family, neighbors, dentists, flight attendants—that you’re looking for an internship. You never know who knows whom.
Step 5: Send emails
Send an email to all the reputable companies in your field, even if they don’t officially offer internships. People will respond to enthusiastic inquiries.
If there’s a company you really want to work for, consider contacting high-level people there directly. If they like you, they could make something happen for you right away.
Step 6: Book interviews
Book as many interviews as you can.
Step 7: Send note or email
Send a thank-you note or email after all your interviews.
Step 8: Be enthusiastic & work hard
When you get the internship, be enthusiastic and work hard. Remember, the people you’re working for could give you a real job next year. And besides, everyone hates a lazy intern.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates once interned as a congressional page—and supported himself by selling old campaign buttons as collectors’ items.
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Comments (2)
This was really useful and fun to watch, well done, and it's true! In a way, this was the perfect how to video. And just an fyi, every career break I had came from my college internship....so listen up kids.
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