Apply for an Internship

• Develop a system to track your search.
• Contact each company on your revised list.
• Send a cover letter and resume. Have multiple people critique your resume and cover letter. Walk-in advising is provided by the Career Center.
• Follow up by letter or e-mail about a week later.
• Interview for the internship.
• Develop your interviewing skills by attending a workshop or by participating in mock interviews.
• Recognize that some interviews will be conducted by phone.
• Ask questions in the interview, such as:
  • What will my responsibilities be?
  • Will there be any chance to participate in a special project?
  • How does the department where I would work fit into the company's structure?
• Explain why you want the internship and emphasize what you can contribute to the company.
• Be enthusiastic and interested.
• Be able to express how this internship fits into your academic path and career goals.
• Write thank you letters to the employers with whom you interviewed, even if you are not chosen for the position.
• Write letters of acceptance and refusal.