Beating procrastination starts with YOU! This is a 5 day internship bootcamp that will get you from square one to a great internship. Feel free to adapt this guide to fit your own time frame. Don’t get discouraged early, to find a good internship it takes: 50 applications for 20 considerations that will lead to 10 interviews which will leave you with 5 internships to choose from.
Day 1: Getting started can be difficult, schedule a Pollinate session to have someone keeping you motivated throughout your work.
TO DO:
- Quick tip: look up strong action verbs to grab the reader’s attention with each bullet point
- Quick tip: keep your pitch in a ‘past-present-future’ format
- Write a basic cover letter
- Quick tip: start by expanding information on your resume for continuity
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REFLECTION:
- What did I accomplish today?
- What do I need to improve on for tomorrow?
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Day 2: Keep going! You got through the hardest day, you got this.
TO DO:
- Sign up for an internship/job website
- Examples: Handshake, ParkerDewey
- Apply to 5 ‘quick apply’ internships
- Quick tip: to apply for these all it takes is to submit your resume, super easy!
- Apply to 1 ‘cover letter needed’ internship
- Quick tip: start by editing the basic cover letter created yesterday for a base
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REFLECTION:
- What did I accomplish today?
- What do I need to improve on for tomorrow?
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Day 3: Almost there! You’re doing great.
TO DO:
- Apply to 3 ‘cover letter needed’ internships
- Quick tip: Make sure your cover letter and the job description matches
- Apply to 5 ‘quick apply’ internships
- Quick tip: Filter on Handshake to look specifically for these
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REFLECTION:
- What did I accomplish today?
- What do I need to improve on for tomorrow?
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Day 4: Wow!! Stay motivated, you’re killing it!
TO DO:
- Brainstorm potential interview answers
- Quick tip: make sure you have prepared a ‘greatest strength/ weakness’ and an example of leadership
- Apply to 4 ‘quick apply’ internships
- Quick tip: make sure you’re only applying to internships you would enjoy doing
- Apply to 1 ‘cover letter needed’ internship
- Quick tip: Even if you aren’t sure if you’re fully qualified, take the leap and apply!
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REFLECTION:
- What did I accomplish today?
- What do I need to improve on for tomorrow?
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Day 5: Last day! Be proud of your work.
TO DO:
- Set up your interview location
- Quick tip: Make sure the space is well lit, quiet, and that you have business casual/formal outfit prepared
- Find 2 competitive internships to apply for
- Quick tip: be confident in your application and that will shine through
- Create a ‘thank you’ email for after interviews
- Quick tip: Keep these short, sweet, and to the point!
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REFLECTION:
- What did I accomplish today?
- What do I need to improve on for tomorrow?
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Congratulations! You made it to the end of the internship bootcamp week. You should be proud of the work you accomplished this week. But, your work doesn’t stop here! Book a Pollinate session to stay motivated and keep working to accomplish your goals.