No Internships? Volunteer!
A frequent complaint that we hear from college students searching for internships is that they can't find any. There are a number of variations but some of the more typical are:
- "Employers aren't hiring."
- "Employers are telling me that I'm overqualified."
- "Employers are telling me that I don't have the requisite qualifications."
- "How can I get experience if no one will give me a chance?"
Solution? Don't just look for paid internships. Also look for unpaid internships as unpaid internships are stepping stones to paid internships and those are stepping stones to entry level jobs.
Can't find an unpaid internship either? Then volunteer your time. If you're an accounting major then volunteer to do the books for a non-profit or small business for a few months. Invest a few hours a week in yourself to get the experience that you need to convince those employers offering those accounting internships that you are capable of doing the work they need done. Or sit around and apply to hundreds of job openings for the next few months and still not find anything. The choice is yours.
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