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Boring Internship Could Cost the Right Career!

By Dwane Perry
Jul 24, 2008
Working in a boring summer internship that does not meet your goals or fit your personality is a big mistake and it could happen to you. The best solution to avoid this trap is to find and choose an internship according to your interests and strengths.

The number of U.S. and international summer internships have increased dramatically in recent years. Top companies have discovered the importance of choosing qualified employees from interns whose work they have seen first hand. They want to choose from among the best available people who will help their organization succeed.

Focusing your year long or summer internship search on your passions and abilities should be a high priority because, according to one recent survey, you will have at least a 65% chance of receiving a job offer from a company where you have had a summer internship. The same survey of top summer internships said that many well known companies offer jobs to more than 90% of their interns.

When you choose your internship based on your interests and strengths you will be more motivated. You will learn more in your internship if you have an intense interest in the company and the work you are doing. The added benefit is that you will also have a better chance to get those all important "job offers" when the time comes to launch into the your career.

Most serious internship candidates are highly motivated and have multiple opportunities for success in a variety of internships and organizations. The success rate for finding your internship will increase significantly if you follow an organized approach to finding your internship. It's the best chance for you to compete for the best internships.

You'll even have to compete with the people who are just looking for something to put on their resume or beginning the internship search at the last minute. So, GET ORGANIZED and give yourself the choices that meet your goals and fit your personality.

How do you choose which direction to go?

There are excellent resources available if you are one of the multi-talented. If you are less than multi-talented or are truly extremely busy with school and a job, you can still have an advantage, Here's the key to success. You have to PREPARE and have an organized PLAN of attack!

The investment of time and money to reach your internship will pay of handsomely. Whether free or not you should seek out and use the best available search resources and use them to your advantage.

Choosing the best internship takes an organized effort. Whether you are seeking a summer internship in New York City or a year abroad in a London internship it's important to focus on your interests and marketable skills and plan your search. You may have to invest resources into your effort but it will help you reach the goal of the year long or summer internship that will help you toward your future career choice.
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