40+ ways to land the right internship
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This presentation includes rapid fire tips and tricks that will help you land the best possible internship for you. These are proven internship seeking insights that will help you standout in a competitive market.TRANSCRIPT
40+ Ways to Land Your First Internship
Finding the Right Position in a Competitive Market
A sobering statistic
In January 2010 nearly 10% of grads from the previous May
were still unemployed (1 in 10 after over 6 months).
Road Map
Today’s Road Map1. How to think about job seeking2. How to get your materials perfect3. How to network and get job offers
Why Internships?
Internships are not just for junior year summer – they are
the #1 gateway to jobs!
Internship Facts• 70% of interns offered a job in
2008• 50% take that job• 20% higher wages for previous
internship experience
HOW TO THINK ABOUT JOB SEEKING
Section 1:
1. Treat the Search Process Like a Job
2. Look for something Different
Just because you are interested in marketing does not mean you need to or should go intern at a big marketing firm
3. Look at Non-ProfitsAbility to get hands on experience and make an impact
3+ Volunteer
4. StartupsImpact the bottom line, develop a portfolio of real work
5. Small Business• 99.7% of US businesses have under 500 employees• Firms under 20 employees make up 18% of all jobs
Guess that Famous Ex-Intern
6. Don’t Get Discouraged
Bill Gates
Congressional Page
Harvard
Microsoft World’s Largest Non-Profit
Guess that Famous Ex-Intern
Brooke Shields
San Diego Zoo
Model
Actress
Guess that Famous Ex-Intern
Patrick Ewing
Congressional Finance Committee
NBA Career
Various Movies
Guess that Ex-Intern
This is ME!
Arnold Worldwide Marketing
National Audubon Society
Law School
Founder of InternMatch
The Career Web
Policy/Government
Sports
Non-Profits
Film
Business
Modeling
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Where are Internships Now?
• Class and School Work• Extracurriculars• Clubs• Sports• Greek Life• Etc
• Socializing• Friends• Band• Happy Hour?
Internships
7.Prioritize internships/the job Search (like an extra class)
Why Internships Should Be at or Near the Top
Internships
• Class and School Work• Extracurriculars
• Clubs• Sports• Greek Life• Etc
• Socializing• Friends• Band• Happy Hour?
Internships
HOW TO STANDOUTSection 2:
9. No typos (45% with just one typo are thrown out immediately)
10. Get TA recommendations
11. Professional Experience on top – employers need someone who can hit the ground running
12. Want to be a Marketer – Write a Blog!Go to WordPress.com right now!
12. Want to be a programmer – Write some Code!Post completed projects on Github
13. Want to do PR – Get a story published!
14. Want to do accounting – Learn QuickBooks!
15. Want to do management – Run a club or Greek House!
16. Want to do journalism – Write for the University Daily!
17. Cover Letters… compliment your employer, everyone likes flattery.
18. Cover Letters… mention something specific about the company, something you like, some idea you have, some press they got, etc.
19. You are building a personal brand
20. Should I design my resume – not unless you’re an art student, but maybe put the company’s logo on it.
21. Get Business Cards
22. Make a personal blog
23. Make personalized letter head
24. Make personalized thank-you cards
25. Always Follow-Up
26. Follow-Ups should be short and very positive:
Hi Nathan,
Thanks for taking the time to speak with me yesterday. I really enjoy how your company focuses on generating deep online relationships, this is something I have found important in my own writing for the Daily blog and why I always follow-up with guest bloggers when they write for me.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Regards,
John Doe
27. Put class projects online and link to them
HOW TO NETWORK AND GET HIREDSection 3:
28. Go to events (Chamber of Commerce, Local Associations, etc.)
29. Use MeetUp.com and TeachStreet.com and other professional services
30. Talk to teachers, family and friends
31. No one hires on the first date – build relationships.
32. Ask Questions. Ask about how they got to where they are now, ask for industry feedback, ask for tips on how to break into the industry.
33. Expand outwards – ask if they know anyone else you should be speaking to.
34. Remember to Follow-Up (Always Follow-Up!).
35. Get on LinkedIN
36. Get your LinkedIn friends to intro you to their LinkedIn friends
37. Get rid of any suspect photos on Facebook or make them private
38. Make Your Facebook picture the same as your LinkedIn picture, the same as your InternMatch picture, the same as your business card picture (personal branding).
39. Find a way to make the process interesting for the other person – Can you help them? Can you give them some new college insights?Keep connecting!
40. Stay optimistic and have fun!
Thank YouNathan Parcells
Founder/CMO
InternMatch
301.873.8435
Sign up at www.internmatch.comand get 3 recommended positions!