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Why an Internship is Necessary for a College Student

Advisors may tell you this all the time, getting an internship a crucial process to gaining experience to make you ready for the industry you are going into. The most important goal of an internship is creating relationships with the people you work with. If you have an internship throughout college these relationships can hopefully aid you to a career after graduation. An internship gives you the hands-on experience necessary to learn for your future. Understanding what is expected of you in a typical workplace will develop you for your first job. Coming out of college you shouldn't expect to land your dream job right away, you may start of spending your days in a copy room printing papers for your boss. If you strive your best and keep a smile on your face then it will show your hard work. Being in a professional setting is essential for a college student to experience. A job after college is so different than anything experience at your school. These professional att
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Creating Your Personal Brand

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From college students to experienced professionals before sending in resumes for jobs, the most important thing to do for yourself is to build your personal brand. You need to know what you stand for and how people depict you before you should start writing about yourself. Using social media, personal blogs, business cards, etc. are key to introducing yourself to the world. Here are some effective ways to successfully market yourself:

Build a Community:

  • Create a network of like-minded people. Being able to connect deeply and professionally with others in your field help you all gain knowledge and new possibilities through each other's connections. 


Identify your Strengths and Weaknesses: 

  • Understand the tasks that you complete well and what you may struggle with. Try to put what excites you about your career into words, this will help you determine what you want to put the majority of your energy into. Consider how you can bring these elements together and how you can use them to benefit your weaknesses. 
Help Others:
  • Being open to new experiences and helping where ever and whenever it may be asked of you will impress those you are helping. Willingness to work is typically an important quality looked for during a hiring process, being able to embed that goal in your daily life will make it easy to continue this process in your future career. 
Develop a Pitch: 
  • While networking with professional they may not give you the time of day. Coming up with a quick one-minute pitch about yourself and your interest will allow you to quickly fit in your information at any time. Follow up your pitch with a business card!
Update Your Resume:
  • Continually ensure that all information on your resume is up to date. You want your resume print ready at all times in the case that you need to provide it in a quick situation. 
Creating a marketing brand for yourself is the key to ensuring success not only for your future career but starting now. Continue to grow personally and publicly to build a structure for when you are ready to begin looking for careers. 

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