<p>Hello. I'm a Sophomore in college with Junior status. However I have never done any internship before. I'm planning to take an internship over summer to gain some experiences about finance. Therefore I need some advice from seniors.
Here is a little of my background: I'm an international student. I will go back to my country for summer vacation. So the internship will take place in my country, not in the US.
Now I have 2 questions: 1) I think I will need to send emails to ask about the internship programs in some companies (because I only stay for approx. 3 months in my country). So when I write the email, should I write in English or in my native language? 2) Since this is my first internship, I am not sure about the possibility of acceptance. I'm planning to apply for about 5-7 firms. If I get accepted from 2 or more firms, what should I do to politely deny the internship offered to me?
**note*: I do not know what the application process will be in my country. The employer may just make a decision based on my online application. Some may do an online interview.</p>
<p>I can’t speak to many of your questions, but I would advise you to apply to as many firms as possible. Expect to get interviews to 20-25% of firms you apply to, and expect to get second round interviews to half of those 20-25%. It’s probably a 1 in 3 chance of getting an offer from a company you have two interviews with, so if you want to have multiple offers, it may take as many as 45 applications to get where you want to be.</p>
<p>Talk to your university’s career services people… they will point you in the right direction.</p>