This presentation includes rapid fire tips and tricks that will help you land the best possible internship for you. These are proven internship seeking insights that will help you standout in a competitive market.

1. 40 Ways to Land Your Next Internship

2. In January 2013
nearly 10% of
graduates from the
previous May were
still unemployed.
Outlook

3. Today’s Road Map
1. How to think about job
seeking
2. How to get your materials
perfect
3. How to network and get job
offers
Roadmap

4. Why Internships?
Internships are not
just for junior year
summer, they are the
#1 gateway to jobs!

5. Internship Facts
• 70% of interns were offered a
job in 2012
• 50% take that job
• Students with internship
experience get on average
20% higher starting salaries
those without!

6. Section 1:
HOW TO THINK ABOUT JOB
SEEKING

7. 1. Treat the Search
Process Like a Job

8. 2. Look for
something Different
Just because you are interested
in marketing does not mean you
need to or should go intern at a
big marketing firm. Consider
startups, NFPs, and more!

9. 3. Look to Non-Profits
Ability to get hands on experience and
make an impact!

10. 3+ Volunteer
Shorter hours, easy to schedule and often much
less competitive. Skill based volunteering in
particular is a great path to get experience!

11. 4. Startups
Smaller companies are more willing to take
risks on less experienced employees. At
startups you can impact the bottom line and
develop a portfolio of real work.

12. 5. Small Businesses
99.7% of US businesses have under 500 employees.
Firms under 20 employees make up 18% of all jobs.
Often less competitive for hiring and great for getting
hands-on experience.

13. Guess this famous former intern?
6. Don’t Get Discouraged

14. Bill Gates
Microsoft World’s Largest Non-Profit
Congressional Page
Harvard

15. Guess this famous former intern?

16. Brooke Shields
San Diego Zoo
Model
Actress

17. Guess this famous former intern?

18. Patrick Ewing
Congressional Finance Committee
NBA Career
Various Movies

19. Guess this ‘famous’ former intern?

20. ME! Nathan, InternMatch Founder
Arnold Worldwide
Marketing
National Audubon Society
Law School
Founder of InternMatch

21. The Career Web
Policy/Government
Non-Profits
Sports
Business
Film
Modeling
??????

22. Where are Internships Now?
• Class and School Work
• Extracurriculars
• Clubs
• Sports
• Greek Life
• Etc
• Socializing
• Friends
• Band
• Happy Hour?
 Internships
7. Prioritize internships and the job search. Think of it like
an extra class.

23. Why Internships Should Be at
or Near the Top
 Internships
• Class and School Work
• Extracurriculars
• Clubs
• Sports
• Greek Life
• Etc
• Socializing
• Friends
• Band
• Happy Hour?

24. Section 2:
HOW TO STANDOUT

25. 9. Have 0 typos in your resume! (45%
of resumes with just one typo are
thrown out immediately)

26. 10. Get TA recommendations

27. 11. Put professional experience on
top of your resume–employers
need someone who can hit the
ground running.

28. 12. Want to be a Marketer?
• Write a Blog!
• Build a social media following.
• Market your blog.
Go to WordPress.com right now and sign
up!

29. 12. Want to be a programmer?
• Write some Code!
• Post completed projects on
Github.

30. 13. Want to do PR?
Get a story published!

31. 14. Want to do accounting?
Learn QuickBooks!

32. 15. Want to be in management?
Run a club or Greek House!

33. 16. Want to be a journalist?
Write for the University Daily!

34. 17. Cover Letters…
Compliment the company you
are applying to, everyone likes
flattery.

35. 18. Cover Letters…
Mention something specific
about the company, something
you like, some idea you have
that is relevant to them, some
press they got, etc.

36. 19. Build your personal
brand.

37. 20. Should I design my resume?
Not unless you’re an art/design
student. Maybe put the company
you are apply to’s logo on it.

38. 21. Get Business Cards.

39. 22. Make a personal blog.

40. 23. Make personalized
letter head.

41. 24. Make personalized
thank-you cards.

42. 25. Always follow-up after
networking AND after
interviews.

43. 26. Follow-Ups should be short and very positive:
Hi Nathan,
Thanks for taking the time to speak with me yesterday. I really enjoy
how your company focuses on generating deep online relationships,
this is something I have found important in my own writing for the
Daily blog and why I always follow-up with guest bloggers when
they write for me.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Regards,
John Doe

44. 27. Put class projects
online and link to them in
your resume, business
cards, and more.

45. Section 3:
HOW TO NETWORK AND GET
HIRED

46. 28. Go to events (Chamber of
Commerce, Local Associations,
alumni mixers, etc.).

47. 29. Use MeetUp.com and other
professional services to learn
more about your industry and
meet connectors.

48. 30. Talk to teachers, family and
friends.

49. 31. No one hires on the first
date – build relationships.

50. 32. Ask Questions. Ask about
how they got to where they are
now, ask for industry feedback,
ask for tips on how to break into
your industry of choice.

51. 33. Expand outwards – ask the
person you just networked with
if they know anyone else you
should speak with?

52. 34. Remember to follow-ip
(Always Follow-Up!).

53. 35. Get on LinkedIn

54. 36. Get your LinkedIn friends
to intro you to their LinkedIn
friends.

55. 37. Get rid of any suspect
photos on Facebook or make
them private.

56. 38. Make Your Facebook picture
the same as your LinkedIn picture,
the same as your InternMatch
picture, the same as your business
card picture (personal branding).

57. 39. Find a way to make the process
interesting for the person you are
networking with. Can you help them?
Can you give them insights into what
college students are doing or what
colleges are teaching?

58. 40. Stay optimistic and have
fun!

59. Thank You
Nathan Parcells
Founder/CMO
InternMatch
nathan@internmatch.com
301.873.8435
Sign up at www.internmatch.com