Claire:
Right now! While it seems ridiculous to start applying for a job half a year before you start working, now is actually the best time to find a job. If you ask around, you might be surprised to find that a lot of people, especially juniors, already know where they’re working or have gotten offers for this summer. Start by going on Handshake, which you can find on the MyStevens page, and search through jobs until you find something interesting. Apply to any jobs you would consider working for no matter how unqualified you are; you never know what will work out. I would recommend applying to as many jobs as you can, but also make sure you’re putting effort into each application (don’t skip out on optional cover letters!). But let’s be real, you need more than an online application to get noticed by companies. One thing that can really help is networking. Reach out to your parents, neighbors, aunts, and uncles and see if they or any of their friends work in the field you want to go in. Having a reference can massively improve your chances of getting an initial interview. You could also attend company information sessions that the career center hosts, after the sessions be sure to go up and talk to people from the company. I’ve already gotten a few interviews by talking to workers and connecting with them on LinkedIn. Overall, the best way to get a job is to do the absolute most that you can, make yourself visible to employers, and put yourself out there.
Ethan
The best time to apply to summer internships was probably about a month ago. With everything super hectic in the semester, it is reasonable as to why you have been lackluster in your efforts to apply to positions. Unfortunately, if you are not currently going through the process of interviews and receiving offers, the chances are looking bleaker and bleaker every single day. I have been thinking of different ways to make yourself stand out amongst other applicants and I am going to share some good ideas with you. The first idea I had was begging, by either writing a long sob story to a recruiter or recording a video of yourself on your hands and knees begging for a job, profusely asking for a position is one way to make sure a recruiter remembers you for better or worse. Another idea I had was to lie on your resume to make yourself look like a better fit candidate. I would never lie on my resume, but you should totally give it a try. By being untruthful about your experiences and academics the artificial intelligence that reads your resume is more likely to flag you as someone with the qualities of a star intern. But after lying and begging you need to brief yourself on how to handle your first stage of interviews when my great advice inevitably lands you a couple. During your interviews, I would recommend keeping up the facade and continuing to pretend to be someone more qualified than your current self, because being yourself isn’t good enough for these positions. Happy hunting!
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