Internship Search
A Process to follow:
1. Decide what kind of internship you want. That means both type (environmental, finance, diplomatic, education, etc) and venue (government, non-profit, private).
CAPS students should look for a China-related internship.
2. Use a variety of resources to find potential internships. Start with 10-15 possibilities. Some (but not all!) of the major resources include:
A. The Cornell in Washington internship database
B. CIW Internship evaluations (available in M101 Goldwin-Smith).
C. USA Jobs
D. Cornell Career Center
E. DC Jobwonk
F. College Monster
G. Idealist
H. InternMatch.
I. When we get new internships sent to us, we post them to our Facebook page and our twitter feed.
3. Put together a cover letter and resume. See here for a good outline of how to do both of these. The Career Services site also has good sample cover letters and resumes (http://www.career.cornell.edu/resumesAndCoverLetters/samples.html ).
Be sure to personalize the cover letter for each internship. That means demonstrating that you understand what the organization does, and how you would like to fit into that effort.
4. Send your cover letters and resumes to the internships. Use the organization’s web site to find a specific contact for internships; if one is not listed, try to find someone who is connected to the area in which you are working. Be sure to inquire first if the latter happens. Organizations may have a preferred method of delivery (mail, fax, email). Be sure to use that method. Include a copy of the CIW Program Description.
5. A week later, contact the internships to ensure that they’ve gotten your application. Do this by phone if possible.
6. While you wait, continue searching for other possible internship.
7. When you get an offer, make sure to ask about what exactly you’ll be doing and who will be supervising you before you decide whether to accept. Do not accept more than one offer.
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