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The Internship Application Process

By Penny Loretto, About.com Guide

The internship application process may include filling out an application form, resume, and cover letter. Once an applicant has been selected as a potential candidate, the next steps include: phone or in-person interviews, recommendation letters, and thank you notes.

Internship Resume
Internship Cover Letters
Online Posting & Emailing Resumes

Thank You Letters
Interviewing
Reference Letters/Letters of Recommendation

Internship Resume

Tips for writing a great resume, internship resume template, sample internship resumes. Resume writing is a science and an art. You want the resume to be attractive while also including the most relevant information employers are looking for. The hardest part of doing a resume is deciding which information to leave out.

Internship Cover Letters

Internship cover letter template, sample internship cover letters. Cover letters are a good way to compliment your resume and provide employers with additional information on your personal attributes and your motivation in working for them.

Online Posting & Emailing Resumes

Emailing, scanning, and posting resumes online, sample email resume, preparing a scannable internship resume. When applying for jobs or internships online, many organizations prefer that applicants send application materials via email or by entering information online.

Thank You Letters

Thank you letter template, how to write a thank you note. Thank you notes should be sent immediately after informational and regular interviews or when following up after attending a career fair.

Interviewing

Top interviewing tips, answering tough questions in an interview. Making a good first impression is key when interviewing for a job. Candidates must prepare themselves for the interviewing process, dress for success, and be mindful of all the nonverbal behavior that will ensure an excellent first impression.

Reference Letters/Letters of Recommendation

Creating a list of work references, maintaining relationships to be used as future references. Identifying people to use as references when interviewing for a job is important since you want to select people who can speak about your knowledge and skills and give a potential employer the information they need to make a favorable first impression. Letters of recommendation provide validity to a resume and cover letter and give an employer the necessary information to make the final selection in the interviewing process.

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