the power of internships & how to get one

The Power of Internships

&How to get one*?

Before we start, a few disclaimers!

We are not this guy yet!

But we are trying.

This presentation has been a victim of EPS

EPS/e ‘pi s/

NounAlso known as Engineers’ Procrastination Syndrome – a tendency to put off things till last night before the exam, and still hoping for an excellent result.

Commonly found in Engineering campuses in India

A recent survey found that fear of public speaking is the number 1 fear people have, even ahead of

fear of dying

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Our vision

At the core of the idea is the belief that internships, if managed well, can make a positive difference to the student, to the employer, and to the society at large.

Hence, the ad-hoc culture surrounding internships in India should and would change.

Internshala aims to be the driver of the change.

Why internships are important?

~80% of our university graduates are labeled unemployable by the industry

Why internships are important?

The problem of 6,000,000+ under/un-utilized man months every year

Why internships are important?

How we make career choices today.

Why internships are important?

How many of us truly understand the career we are getting into?

Advantage Internships

Students Companies

Get to know the real world outside classroom

Experiment with different career tracks

Learn while your earn – technical & soft skills

Network – it’s ever shrinking world

Land a job

Get fresh and young perspectives on your business problems

Bucket loads of energy & enthusiasm

Cost effective

Build a recruitment pipeline – better assessment

Brand promotion

Ok, Internships are awesome, but how to get one?

Until that happens we have to follow some conventional

wisdom!

How to get an internship tip #1

Start early, really early!

How to get an internship tip #2

Have laser focus on what kind of internship you want!

This laundry list will not get you anywhere!

How to get an internship tip #3

Learn to network, outside facebook!

The cover letter that took wall street by storm part - I

How to get an internship tip #4

This or this cover letter would not work

How to get an internship tip #4

Neither would this!

How to get an internship tip #4

But Why?

The cover letter that took wall street by storm part - II

How to get an internship tip #5

Speed at which a resume gets sent to trash bin

Amount of irrelevant information it has

It does NOT count if

• You won a hand writing competition in 5th std

• You won a fancy dress competition when 25

• You scored highest marks in school in Maths in 10th std

• You attended an ethical hacking workshop in college

• You presented a paper on ‘Global Economy’ as part of your Economics course

• You were a house captain in school or a cricket champ

How to get an internship tip #5

Please, please, please avoid jargon!

How to get an internship tip #6

Truer words were never spoken!

This sounds like lot of work, yes it is!

“You are important and you are needed. It’s too late to sit around and wait for somebody to do something someday. Someday is now and that somebody is you!”

Thank you!

1. Internshala Career Scholarship for Girls (Rs. 25,000/-) – last date to apply is 5th February

2. Internfair (www.internshala.com/internfair) is going live next week – pretty exciting internships are on the offer

3. Internshala CamputInterns for IIT Roorkee• Nikhil Varshney (3rd year, B.Tech; Main Campus)

• Hanshika Gupta (2nd year, B.Tech; Saharanpur Campus)