The 8-Step Guide to Landing the Perfect Summer Internship

1 Start earlyItamp8217s never too soon Most internships are posted between OctoberNovember and February so start looking ASAP It never hurts to stay ahead of the game and if you wait too long you might miss your opportunity Find companies that youamp8217d like to work for and donamp8217t be afraid to email the executives and ask if they have an internship program2 Revamp that resumeThe average person only spends three seconds looking at a resume so make yours eye catching Make sure it is one clean page and has only relevant experiences in an easytoread fashion but shows off who you are Include your best talents skills and recognitions Spending time on your resume shows that you are dedicated3 Remember social media is your friendWe all hear about LinkedIn but how important is it really LinkedIn can help you foster those connections with people especially alumni in your industry Keep it updated and get endorsements If youamp8217re going into a social mediasavvy industry make sure to keep up on Facebook and Twitter and keep them professional You may not want the CEO of NBC to see those drunken pictures of you from that frat party last weekend Everyoneamp8217s watching4 Keep your friends close and your professors closerMany applications require a letter of recommendation and who better to give you one than a professor who has worked in your field Try to foster a good relationship with your professors and let them see your shining moments Theyamp8217ll be able to write a glowing recommendation that could just help you land that internship5 Take advantage of those career services emails and websitesYes we all get those annoying emails from the career services centers every day But have you ever actually looked at them They keep you up to date on all of the internship deadlines approaching and inform you of new ones popping up They could just lead you right to the perfect summer internship6 Have a creative cover letterSome companies will look at your cover letter and then decide to either continue to your resume or to throw you right into that dreaded garbage can of joblessness Your cover letter should briefly say why you are interested in the company and what you can specifically bring to the table and it should include experience examples to back that up Donamp8217t be afraid to get your brag on7 Do your researchIf you donamp8217t know much about a company why would you want to work there Make sure you do your research about the organization understand the culture and get to know the profiles of the head honchos before applying Showing that youamp8217re interested is a large part of getting the job and being able to demonstrate that you really know the organization shows dedication and interest8 Network network networkEveryone you know knows someone else Share your interests with family and friends so they can help connect you to someone who can make your dream summer internship come true Donamp8217t be afraid to reach out to people and start a conversation A conversation might just turn into an interviewKayla Elizabeth Moran is currently a student at Syracuse University studying Advertising and Marketing Management with an emphasis in digital creative advertising Upon graduation she aspires to be an art director at a digital advertising agency While still a student she has worked on advertising media and marketing projects with companies such as 360i MediaCom and ProLiteracy Worldwide Kayla lives in Binghamton New YorkCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates at MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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