KIPPsters are you ready for the real world?
This entry is dedicated to your job & internship preparedness.
- Do you have a summer job or internship?
- Do you have a resume? Is it a “WINNING” resume?
- Do you have a quality cover letter?
- Do you have references ready to go if asked?
If you answered YES to any of the above questions: Congratulations! Please take a moment to complete this 3-Minute Survey. If the answer is NO to any of these questions you can use our help. Email me, your dedicated Career Path Advisor, at Mai.Diggs@kippdc.org and let me know how I can best assist you.
How to find Internships…
- Contact your previous internship site, update them with your latest news, and ask if they will have an internship spot available this summer. If so, ask if they will allow you apply. Many require a separate application than the one you completed for us so ask about the application and complete it immediately as you may be competing against other potential interns. Show them just how interested you are by returning it to them quickly but neatly. Then call them about a week later to ask about the status of your application.
- Ask contacts such as relatives and friends about the possibility of interning at their office or an office of one of their contacts. Think about people your family or you do business with and ask them about a potential internship. Review your contact list in your address book or cell phone numbers and start making calls. For example, I know someone who asked his pets’ veterinarian if he could intern there over the summer and got the opportunity. It is more difficult for a potential employer to say “no” to someone they know than someone they don’t know.
- Determine what type of office you want to work in, search those types on the internet, and make calls to those locations. For instance, if you are an aspiring real estate lawyer, search real estate law offices in the DC area, and make calls to the Human Resource department. You have to be ready to answering questions like when you could work, why there (so do your re-search on the site prior to calling), and what type of work you hope do after college. Write down with whom you speak with, his/her position, and contact information so you can follow up at a later date.
- Use online job search engines to help you find scores of internships. Click on any of the sites below and type “internship” in the keyword field. There are hundreds available on each site. Choose only ones you are qualified for to apply to. Keep track of all the internships you apply to. Also, if you get an internship, email me so we know the great things you are doing.
Special thanks to Erika Brown (UA) for this contribution
Links to Job & Internship Search Engines
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