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re was no way I was traveling to California five days a week to complete the internship requirements.All of the time I spent applying for internships turned out to be a waste of time, and I was very disappointed by the outcome. But I never gave up.Companies are focused on the skill sets an applicant brings to their workforce.<figure id="c79b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*YgRg8kM71YsDviXX.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@shvetsa?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Anna Shvets</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/modern-craft-shop-of-professional-artist-5641934/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="77ec">Now how can you acquire these skills?</h1>You can acquire these skills through finding part-time or full-time jobs that have those specific skill sets. That is precisely what I did. I applied for a pharmacy technician position at CVS and was accepted two weeks after I applied.I am without a doubt thankful I experienced life as a pharmacy technician at CVS. I gained so many skills such as multitasking, managing my schedule, problem solving, critical thinking, patience, organization, and communication skills. Those are notable skill-sets companies will look for in an applicant when they apply for an internship program.After working at CVS for nine months, I identified the internship role I wanted to pursue. The internship program I was aiming, was a leadership or pharmacology program. I was cool with either of the programs. So I decided to apply one more time.This time, things were different. I applied for 20 internships, and I received an acceptance email from 8 internship programs. In addition to that, five companies reached out to me and asked if I was interested

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in their program.After careful consideration, I accepted the Student President Internship offer from the National Society of Leadership and Success. Students learn and apply various skills such as marketing, communication, public speaking, public relations, and leadership through the Student President Internship program. That is all I wanted.<h2 id="de33">Advice?</h2>Stay patient. Don’t give up if you get rejected. That is a part of life sometimes. Proceed to apply to jobs with lower requirements and gain experience from there. You can acquire skills from any position. A cashier, for example, will learn and develop skills such as customer service, basic math, product knowledge, and time management. Employers will look at all of this!<figure id="a2f5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*niI-2cBkXCpsDZ1y_UKanw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@olly?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Andrea Piacquadio</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-with-hand-on-temple-looking-at-laptop-842554/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="c143">Take Advantage of credit or non-credit online courses</h1>I highly recommend applicants to take online courses which relate to the internship they are interested in.Make sure to list those courses on your resume and briefly mention the skills you acquired from the course.If the company is interested in your application and you receive an interview opportunity, make sure to mention the skills acquired from the course during the interview.Nothing is ever easy in life. Don’t let one rejection stop the journey to success. Let it serve as motivation to work harder. Sooner or later, you will see the results that you are hoping for.</article></body>

How To Land An Internship

I managed to acquire an internship this summer. Here is how I did that.

Are you searching for an internship? Or even a part-time job? I feel you. Finding an internship was never easy. Even when you find and apply for an internship role, there is always competition. Some applicants get accepted into the program, and some get rejected. A rejection message typically looks like this:

“Thank you so much for your interest in our company, but at the moment we have moved on with candidates with better qualifications. Feel free to apply for other positions at our Careers Page to see if any other roles might be a good fit for you.”

It stings, but you have to think from the companies perspective. There are so many applicants. One applicant may have more qualifications in a particular field of study when compared to another. I don’t blame them, and I accept this reality.

I started applying for internships last year back in Summer 2020. I wasn’t concerned about what field of internship I got into. I was okay with anything. Unfortunately, out of all of the 45 internship programs I applied to, I got rejected to 40 of them. The last five internship programs were out of state.

I did not know until I received the acceptance letter that it was out of state. I went from happy to sad in a matter of seconds. I live in New Jersey, and there was no way I was traveling to California five days a week to complete the internship requirements.

All of the time I spent applying for internships turned out to be a waste of time, and I was very disappointed by the outcome. But I never gave up.

Companies are focused on the skill sets an applicant brings to their workforce.

Now how can you acquire these skills?

You can acquire these skills through finding part-time or full-time jobs that have those specific skill sets. That is precisely what I did. I applied for a pharmacy technician position at CVS and was accepted two weeks after I applied.

I am without a doubt thankful I experienced life as a pharmacy technician at CVS. I gained so many skills such as multitasking, managing my schedule, problem solving, critical thinking, patience, organization, and communication skills. Those are notable skill-sets companies will look for in an applicant when they apply for an internship program.

After working at CVS for nine months, I identified the internship role I wanted to pursue. The internship program I was aiming, was a leadership or pharmacology program. I was cool with either of the programs. So I decided to apply one more time.

This time, things were different. I applied for 20 internships, and I received an acceptance email from 8 internship programs. In addition to that, five companies reached out to me and asked if I was interested in their program.

After careful consideration, I accepted the Student President Internship offer from the National Society of Leadership and Success. Students learn and apply various skills such as marketing, communication, public speaking, public relations, and leadership through the Student President Internship program. That is all I wanted.

Advice?

Stay patient. Don’t give up if you get rejected. That is a part of life sometimes. Proceed to apply to jobs with lower requirements and gain experience from there. You can acquire skills from any position. A cashier, for example, will learn and develop skills such as customer service, basic math, product knowledge, and time management. Employers will look at all of this!

Take Advantage of credit or non-credit online courses

I highly recommend applicants to take online courses which relate to the internship they are interested in.

Make sure to list those courses on your resume and briefly mention the skills you acquired from the course.

If the company is interested in your application and you receive an interview opportunity, make sure to mention the skills acquired from the course during the interview.

Nothing is ever easy in life. Don’t let one rejection stop the journey to success. Let it serve as motivation to work harder. Sooner or later, you will see the results that you are hoping for.