Internship Opportunities!

By now, hopefully you have started looking for an internship for this summer. For business school kids, many on-campus recruiters have likely already come and gone for the positions they have available this summer. However, there are many other companies that recruit during March and April once they know what their hiring needs are. So, check out Experience and keep your ears open for opportunities that professors and your career center are promoting.

I want to take this opportunity to let you know about an amazing internship program that Experience is offering through its partnership with New Sector Alliance. Especially if you are a sophomore interested in “breaking in” to the industry, this is a great way to get your feet wet! Experience will sponsor ten sophomores in a strategic initiative project with a Boston-area non-profit. Each intern will also have a mentor from a top management consulting firm, which is an amazing way to network and foster relationships with professionals that can hook you up with a real job (hopefully). The application deadline is Thursday, so apply!

Another way to search for internships is just by talking to people. Don’t be shy! Your professors, parents, deans, and friends know a lot of people that you don’t. By expressing your interests and goals to the people around you, you will find that alumni and other contacts want to help you out. They can put you in touch with the right people and you might be given an opportunity you never would have dreamed of.

I’m going to come right out and admit it; sometimes networking is pretty awkward and you don’t want to cold call a random alum. But, don’t be jealous when someone else gets the job you wanted because they had enough guts to do it. Trust me, it happens. When people tell you “It’s all about who you know”, don’t be fooled…IT’S TRUE!