<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I know this is kind of pathetic that I can't find my own interests and get a job on my own, but I'd like to see if anyone here can help me with my summer job search.</p>
<p>I am a junior at Rice University majoring in Mathematical Economic Analysis (basically, economics). I need a paid internship (or job) for this summer, preferably in Houston but I'm willing to go pretty much anywhere, as long as I get paid enough for living expenses. I have really no career in mind and my major is broad enough that I'm not really sure where I should be looking. I have a decent GPA (around 3.5) and have showed some leadership activities, mostly in theater.</p>
<p>I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks!</p>
<p>Go to Simplyhired.com and sign up for a search of “Summer Internship Houston TX” You’ll get daily postings.</p>
<p>TVontheRadio,</p>
<p>Let me give you a quick tip on getting hired, which I know you won’t like, but which is the way things work:</p>
<p>Employers hire people who they believe are “perfect” for the job. What this means is that you aren’t going to get hired as being “perfect” if you don’t even know what what you are good at.</p>
<p>Look up “unique sales proposition example” on google and you’ll understand what I’m talking about;–you have to know what you are selling, before you can find the people who are “buying”–and who will figure out that you are a good “fit” for the job they are offering. Most of the examples on there are for companies–but the same thing applies to an individual (now add the word “hiring” to the other words–and then see what you get).</p>
<p>Here are some examples of USPs in cover letters:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.quintcareers.com/tutorial_51_ans.html[/url]”>http://www.quintcareers.com/tutorial_51_ans.html</a></p>
<p>Here’s hoping that you can find your USP–and the job that allows you to use it successfully.</p>