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Before you type “internship” into Google, you should get a little introspective about what kind of internship you’re looking for. It’s okay if you don’t know what you want “to be” or don’t have a specific industry in mind. Internships are a way to explore different jobs, companies, and fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
>>MORE: <\/strong>How to Find a Job You Love: 3 Things to Do (and 4 to Avoid)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Your goal is to find your niche, and there are no rules when it comes to finding it,” says Dr. Colin Pears, founder of Highpoint Education, a company that helps college students succeed at school and beyond. “Many students limit themselves to internship opportunities in their major or career field. But many great careers are made by stretching boundaries and creatively stitching ideas together. Are you a pre-med major with a passion for politics? Seek an internship on Capitol Hill and set your sights on health policy think tanks. Are you a psychology major with an interest in business? Consider an internship in PR or marketing<\/a> where you can exercise these interests together. Internships can help you solidify the pathway into your career, but they can also help you discover the intersections between your interests and place you on a path you never even knew existed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n You don’t need to have everything figured out! Instead, ask yourself some questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re willing to relocate, applying to internships outside major cities often means you’re applying with smaller applicant pools \u2014 which can mean less competition for the same roles. Get access to more free insider advice like this when you complete a Forage virtual experience program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Now that you have more of an idea of what you’re looking for, it’s time to start your search. But where do you look?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This may be the first place you think of when it comes to finding opportunities, but it’s worth mentioning \u2014 especially because it’s not just LinkedIn that has listings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many companies will feed all their open job postings onto other popular job boards as well. You can search sites like Indeed, Monster, Glassdoor, and ZipRecruiter to find open internship opportunities and filter by location, salary, deadline, company, and even requirements (for example, do you need a specific major to get this role?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Students can set up alerts for the roles and titles they’re interested in and get automatic emails delivered on a daily or weekly basis,” Daniela Herrera, director of recruitment operations and ED&I at R\/GA, says. “Students can also run a general search on their LinkedIn feed and look for any posts published in the last 24 hours with the words ‘hiring,’ ‘job,’ or ‘opportunity.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to work for a specific company, go straight to the source! Many large companies have dedicated careers pages for students and new graduates with available opportunities. For some companies, you can join a talent pool and set up job alerts for positions matching your skill set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Search “X company internships” and scout to see if you can find a dedicated company page. Some of these pages also have helpful tips about the application process, so read closely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a free Forage course and you\u2019ll be eligible for complimentary internship hiring alerts, application support, resume tips, and interview guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\nQuestions to Ask Yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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