As we grow up, we find ourselves participating in this constant race, not just with ourselves but also with the rest of the world. From my experience, I have to say without a doubt most of us prefer to be in front. And they’re the people with the most assertive nature who desire strongly to get ahead of the flock. We have drawn a finish line for ourselves and we tend to keep on running until we are well past it. As we run the race from start to finish, we actively try to become better than our previous selves. We find ourselves juggling and relaying between our shortcomings and strengths.
Summer internships are something that comes in handy while you incessantly try to get ahead of the race. They deliberately help you in overcoming your weakness and discovering your hidden potential. They take you into the world of professionalism and open gates to many career choices. Many career changers seek a sense of clarity after completing their internships.
The perks:
You can either do an internship in your domain or opt for internships unrelated to your field and gain relevant knowledge, skills and experience whilst building a network in the field. Who knows you might end up doing it full time; you just have to smooth the path. The critical element of internships is that they integrate classroom knowledge with practical skills advocated in the professional world.
Among the myriads of the benefits that summer internships offer, they are a great way to learn, gain work experience and eventually boost employability. They enable you to draft your resume with utmost honesty and sincerity. You will become more confident about your objective while applying for jobs. They will ultimately prove to be the best productive task you will do in your summer holidays.
Types of Internships:
You can find internships in multiple fields including private or not-for-profit sectors whose purpose is to provide service to the society irrespective of the money. Charity work, government agencies, religious organisations, NGOs comes under not-for-profit organisations. Internships could be paid or unpaid and for credit or not for credit. Internships for credit require that experience is linked strongly to an academic discipline that is creditworthy.
The hunt for the perfect internship:
Our world has experienced an extraordinary rate of change, the cause of acceleration being technology and changing notions. Today’s generation is driven, optimistic and talented and access to knowledge is now dependent on access to the internet. Here are the best sites for finding the perfect summer internships:
LinkedIn is the best place to begin your search. It’s a very powerful tool and a huge resource for global opportunities. Here are three things you must do to optimise LinkedIn:
- Profile picture matters way more than you think, precisely how your eyes and smile are placed.
- The words you use in your bio and header are the “keywords” that recruiters can search for. So make sure to include all relevant keywords to ensure good visibility.
- Your activity on LinkedIn is always public, so be careful with what you like or comment on. Recruiters use it to gauge your personality.
Glassdoor uses several sources to list out the internships including the company websites or directly from recruiters.
Google is the ultimate tool for finding internships both paid and unpaid.
Indeed gives free access to search for jobs or internships.
Alumni network: Reach out, connect and find out internship listings.
So this summer, take the plunge toward a brilliant and lucrative career. Transform into a better version of yourself.
