By Emily Meyers
It’s the age-old struggle that tons of people all over the globe are facing. Finding an internship. It seems as though every internship is competitive and there are so many decisions you have to make before even applying. Where do I want my internship to be? Do I want to find a paid internship? What do I want to gain from the internship?
I would love to centralize this to just college students, but it’s not just college students. So if you’re reading this and you’re not a college student, don’t fret, because this is for you too. You’re not alone.
At this point, I’ve applied to too many internships to count. I have so many interests in the PR world. I’m stressed and confused. I need an internship for this summer, but I still don’t have any leads.
Thankfully, I’m surrounded by some pretty great peers who are also struggling to find an internship. I think it really helps to have a supportive community around you, most importantly knowing that you’re not alone.
I think the most difficult part of trying to find an internship is thinking that you have to have one planned months in advance, like you did when you chose the college you wanted to go to. That’s just not how it is in the professional world. At the end of the day, you’re trying to find a type of job, so the odds of you finding one months in advance are pretty slim.
To the reader- if you are stressed about this like the rest of us, take a deep breath. You got this. We’re all in this together. We will find an internship (there are tons of them).