<p>How many internships do people usually apply for? do they have to be in the same field or can they be in variety of field?</p>
<p>ive applied to 3 in the same field</p>
<p>for finance, i think most serious candidates apply to 50+.</p>
<p>if you're at an ivy league, maybe you're comfortable applying only to 20+</p>
<p>haha. that almost sounded serious.</p>
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<p>I don't get it. crypt is right on. If you're going for banking/PE/HF positions, you're going to apply to at least fifty.</p>
<p>No, that does really sound about right. There are people who send their resumes out to even more companies.</p>
<p>I've applied to around 20 if I didn't already have a job lined up.</p>
<p>For my first internship, I sent out about 50 applications, got two interviews, and two offers. For my second, I sent out 8 applications, got three interviews, and three offers.</p>
<p>I am a rising Sophomore with a solid GPA, some work experience, but nothing related to M E (my field). About how many internships should I apply to during my Fall career fair to make sure I have one for the summer?? Is 10 sufficient or do I need more?</p>
<p>I'd apply to at least 10. If you see more than 10 companies that you're interested in, then definitely apply to those as well, but no number will guarantee you anything.</p>
<p>In the beginning of summer, I applied for 19 internships...I got one phone call back most likely for an interview...</p>
<p>I agree with the person above me. You should have at least 10 applications sent out. The more you send out, the more likely odds are in your favor.</p>
<p>^We have to send out applications? I thought we just go to the Fall Career Fair and hand out 20 resumes and hope we get a phone call. I just don't want 10 interviews, but I guess I'll get 2-3 if I'm lucky?</p>
<p>if you're going into a competitive field like finance, statistically it doesnt make sense to apply to only 10. i was at a merrill lynch internship interview, and the guy told me that he got more than 300 applications for 3 spots. i would assume other banks have the same thing. now granted, several of those people may in no way be qualified from the start, but also 1 or 2 of those spots probably went to someone's son/nephew/friend's golf buddy. so you can see that if one applys to 10 such positions, it will still be no surpirse if you don't land any one of them.</p>
<p>At the internship I have this summer, there were 3,000+ applications for 2 spots. Apply to as many as you have time to submit your resume to.</p>
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<p>It may not necessarily be an "application" but a resume and a cover letter.</p>
<p>Aww man. I just went through the list of companies coming to my school's Fall Career Fair twice. Out of all the companies (91) hiring M E's, I could only find seven that I am interested in. I think half of them are really hard ones like Boeing, Lockheed, and Northrop. Should I go through the list one more time to see if I am even SLIGHTLY interested in any of them? And if I'm not, should I just start adding stupid ones onto my list?</p>
<p>91 is a lot. Can I ask how you're deciding which one's you're interested in and which ones you aren't?</p>
<p>I have 12 on my list now, but 5 of them I don't really want to go. I filtered the database for Employment Categories: Engineering - Mechanical and Position Types: Internship. Then I did it again for keywords such as "defense" and "design". I read the overviews and industry type of all the companies that came up. If it sounded like something I wanted to do (product design, military/defense, something along those lines), I would click on the link to their website. Then I would look/read around to see what kind of stuff the company does/designs. Then I decide if it goes on my list or not. I also look at their pictures, and read about their leadership development programs (if they have one).</p>
<p>unless it a junior/senior summer internship i would not be too picky and apply to ones that are even slightly related to what you want to do. just view it as a means to an end. before you get that really great intrnship or job you want, you have to start off somewhere lower. then once you get the experience you will be a more competitive applciant for the next round.</p>
<p>^ You are not in a position to say if you are "slightly interested in". </p>
<p>S applied to one graduate internship, which was on a recommendation from his advisor professor. He is on his second graduate internship, again on recommendation from is advisor-professor. </p>
<p>one year, S applied to 4-7 undergrad ME internships which he wanted accepted into 2 but one of them fell out. Had to go back to the other company and asked for a reconsideration. </p>
<p>another undergrad year, his major ME professor, ME advisor, asked him to continue doing a project during the summer and to complete it by Sept. This project was paid whereas during the school year he only got course credit. </p>
<p>Lesson. Your professors are your best leads.</p>
<p>If you have the time, I'd suggest going through ALL of the companies looking to hire ME's. I don't trust searching by keywords.</p>