Internships Searching for an Internship
There are two primary ways to find a summer Internship opportunity. You may be able to find one through your high school counselor or college advisor or employment office, or you may be able to locate one for yourself by researching some options on-line and contacting various companies for an internship that appeals to you.
If you are still in high school you may want to check with your guidance counselor to see if the school maintains any relations with local businesses. Many high schools are aware of the benefits of working with various companies that may offer summer internship programs. The hope with an internship program is that after the student has worked several months with the company and after successfully learning various job functions, the personnel department may offer the intern a full time position upon the student's graduation.
At a college or university, the student employment center may have a business partnership with several businesses who may provide summer internships to students or graduates. It is worth your while to research such options with your college adviser, employment office or to contact the department that handles such programs.
The other alternative is to research options for yourself, by determining which companies are offering summer internship programs in job areas that may be of interest to you. One way to do so is to reviewbusiness publicationsthat may further direct you to locate a summer internship program and then phone or write to the personnel contact responsible to administer it.
In addition, there is a special on-line sites that specialize in searching for any Internships being offer. One such site is:
http://www.internshipprograms.com/
In tracking down an Internship options, do not forget to create and keep track of a network of people for yourself, which would include contacting relatives, neighbors and any others you may think could refer you to a business contact that may lead to an internship. The important thing is to act quickly and aggressively in location your options. Therefore, start your search as soon as you can. There are many people already searching for an internship opportunity.
Furthermore,since we are in a struggling economy, it may be harder to locate a summer internship program, but you should not give up hope. By researching and contacting possibilities and maintaining and open networking system, you inevitably may find one. No doubt there will be a lot of competition for internships, but with intelligently searching, being tenacious in your efforts and persevering against all obstacles, you will be rewarded. Allow for several options when you apply for internships [apply for several] so that there is more chance for your success.
