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Previously I discussed how difficult it could be to make
decisions in college. Today I am going to talk about something else. I recently
met a junior who was looking for an internship. She told me she had looked on
DonsCareers in hopes of finding an internship she liked. In short, she had an
idea of what she was looking for, but didn’t have any previous job experience.
This is a common problem for many students.
Our homepage, www.usfca.edu/career,
has a four year plan checklist of where you should be at each year of your
undergraduate education. If you are
having trouble looking for an internship, there are a few things you can do
that can help you along the way. Bring your resume with you to our drop in
hours (11am-2pm Monday through Friday); let a counselor edit your resume or
cover letter. Most importantly, I can’t stress enough how important it is to be
proactive.
Keep looking on DonsCareers (include the search agents
feature) because it is updated all the time. Try Nacelink, Indeed, UCAN
Internship Exchange, and even go to your professor or advisor’s office hours to
express your interest in internships or part time jobs. This website: (http://spirit.usfca.edu/stuemp/on_campus.htm)
has on campus jobs if you prefer to work on campus. Is there a certain company
you are interested in working for as an intern? Look at the company or
organization’s website to see if they have any internship programs available.
The main thing to keep in mind is to keep looking; there are
internships and jobs out there, and as students our job is to be proactive in
looking for the right one for us.
If your resume is lacking job experience, consider getting a
summer job to build your resume. Even if your summer job is not your dream
career, that’s completely alright. It’s better to have some job experience than
none at all, and it will give you something to talk about when you get an
interview for that dream internship you’ve been wanting.
Happy internship hunting!
-Elaine
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