I’m entering my junior year at Radford University and I’d like to start applying to internships soon. I’m a Media Studies/ Communication major with a concentration in Advertising and minors in Marketing and Creative Writing. So far my resume consists of my job as a manager at my school’s online magazine and my summer hostessing job. What can I do to beef it up? I’d really love an internship in New York City and I know those are competitive so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!
Do you live within commuting distance from NYC? Can you intern for free? I sure hope so for your sake if you’re trying to intern in the media business in NYC.
Go to Media bistro.com and search for intern positions. Apply to every single listing for which you qualify and that you’re actually interested in. And don’t give up.
Sometime you have to take the “not so good” internship one summer to get the better one next summer. I agree to get any kind of internship possible this summer (it is getting pretty late to apply) so your resume will look better next summer. Also check www.indeed.com for internship openings.
NYC is really tough to be honest, so many students there. Perhaps your career services dept can help. You can try the craigslist there but I know the ads are flooded with responses. You can set up alerts with a site like Glass door that searches other sites for ads and they they will email you daily what they find.
This might be a niche option but it’s something I have noticed more and more of the interns and resumes I have looked at. Shortlist some companies and brands that you love and take a look at any new digital marketing or social media management opportunities they may have.
A lot of brands, especially smaller ones (think Bonobos, Birchbox, Kate Spade, etc.) are very active on social media and don’t simply throw out advertising dollars for agencies to manage their social communications. Instead a lot of these companies are hiring social media managers and interns (even NBC has a team of social media interns that manage separate networks) simply because the older folks aren’t that savvy. It’s a great opportunity to be a part of the shift to digital advertising, work for some of the most talked about companies, and not necessarily need the traditional credentials to land because companies like these often place more emphasis on their behavioral interviews.