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To-Dos for Landing a Summer Internship
By Peter Vogt | MonsterTRAK Career Coach
Sad, perhaps, but true: If you want a summer internship, you need to start planning at the previous year’s end. In some cases, application deadlines are only weeks away. You need to remember that fellow students nationwide are competing for the same internships, and before you know it, you’ll be swamped with your spring-semester courses and activities. You need to act now.
Here’s a five-step plan to help you during this crucial time.
Step One: Evaluate and Plan
• On your own or with your school career counselor’s help, identify the key skills and essential experiences an internship could provide.
• Determine what geographic range you’ll consider.
• Pinpoint when you’ll be able to start an internship, given your classes and other commitments.
• Choose a few broad of interest to help you begin researching internship possibilities.
