Friday, March 29Royal Holloway's offical student publication, est. 1986

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Securing An Internship
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Securing An Internship

The end of term two is fast approaching, and many of us will be searching for those summer internships. Here are a few top tips to help you along the way: • Check you are well-suited for the internships you apply for and carefully consider whether you meet their requirements. • Use LinkedIn the professional social media network to build your résumé; it is much more professional than Facebook. On the Facebook note, ensure all of your social media accounts represent you in a positive way, maybe don’t post pictures of any bad nights out at the SU! • Customize your résumé for each internship you apply for, ensuring you create a new cover letter for each application. • Honesty is definitely the best policy. Don’t hyperbolise information, be accurate, it could come back to bite you in the … ...