It can sometimes be challenging to come up with ways to describe your accomplishments, particularly those from extra-curricular settings. Here are a handful of resume phrases that college students or recent alums with Student Group President experience may find useful:
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The bulk of students choose to intern during the summer between junior and senior year, however, more and more students are seeking opportunities after sophomore and even freshman year. One reason for this increased interest in interning is that competition for internship opportunities can be fierce, requiring successful candidates to already have internship experience in order to qualify for their junior year internship. Moreover, many students are looking for multiple internship experiences to diversify their knowledge and skill base. So, it really is up to you what year you decide to intern. If you think you may intern as a junior, it won’t hurt to look into the qualifications of internships of interest while you are still in freshman or sophomore year. As for what time of year you should intern, it really is up to you and your campus. Many students intern during the summer, but if you can coordinate you class schedule, and have internship opportunities close to campus, you can also intern in the fall or spring. Some internships even run the full academic year. A few things to take into consideration when deciding the time of year to intern are the location of your campus and your permanent residence and whether you hope to/need to intern away from campus/home. If, for example, you attend school in an urban center that’s rich with internship opportunities in your field, an academic year internship is quite viable. On the other hand, if your campus is in a small college town, there may be fewer opportunities to choose from, so you may decide to wait for the summer when you can head home to intern. If home has few internship opportunities close by, many students choose to pursue internships in larger urban areas where they might sublet an apartment for the summer, or stay in residence at a local university. Internship Basics is a series of articles that answers some of the fundamental questions college students ask about interning.
There are many internship opportunities that pay, but many do not. Business, computer science, biomedical and accounting opportunities are generally more likely to be paid. Typically, internships in the arts, human service and within non-profit organizations are more likely to be unpaid. A few organizations will provide room and board in lieu of payment. Some organizations may require interns to receive credit in order to be paid. Others will offer a grant or a small honorarium. Organizations set their budgets months, even a year or more in advance. If you need to earn money during your internship but are unable to find one for pay, you might consider interning part time and working part-time. You may also want to speak with your career center to see if there are other funding opportunities that may be available for interns who are not getting paid. These funding opportunities will rarely allow you to make money, but may help you to break even during the course of your internship. Also be sure to take advantage of non-monetary benefits that you might garner from the experience, such as speaker events, opportunities to conduct informational interviews with professionals in the field, free training and development, and both formal and informal opportunities to network. Internship Basics is a series of articles that answers some of the fundamental questions college students ask about interning.
In the next Internship Basics post, we’ll answer the question, I’m an international student, can I intern in the US? |
