Everything you need to know about internships

Before getting into the process of internships, let's understand what actually is Linkedin and what purpose does it serve. LinkedIn LinkedIn  is a social networking site for job seekers and recruiters. The main purpose of Linkedin is to connect jobs or internship seekers to employers so that job seekers can get opportunities and recruiters can get the right candidates for the job or internships. Apart from networking, Linkedin can also be used as an advertising site through which organizations can increase their businesses.                                                                                                                How do LinkedIn works? There is no doubt that this social networking site ...

A resume is the most important document that one has when he/she is applying for an internship or a job opportunity as it contains a summary of the candidate's skills and experience that is required for the particular position for which one is applying. The resume is just like the id card that helps you enter your desired position in a company. Here, we will discuss the -: Criteria for selecting the candidate Format of a resume How to make a good resume How to make a resume/CV online Free resume builder sites  An employer gets 100s of resumes and applications in a single day so naturally, he does not have enough time to read every detail of each and every candidate, then how does an employer select a candidate for the interview round? Let's see how this happens. Criteria for selecting a resume for a job position First of all, the employer looks at the 'work experience' column of the resume where he wants to see whether the candidate has the relevant work experience requ...

'Why should we hire you?' Now, this section is the first question asked by the employer when you fill the application form of the internship. This question is asked to check whether you will be the perfect fit for the internship or not, it is a very tricky question and acts as the 'first impression' of you in front of the employer. You have to prove yourself worthy and employable in front of the employer and here we will discuss what should one write so that the employer finds him/her worthy of the internship. Points to remember before writing an answer Before writing an answer, imagine yourself at the place of the employer and think what would you look in the candidate before hiring them, make a list of the skills that you have and frame your answers accordingly, keep the following points in your mind before answering the questions:- Answers shouldn't be too long or too short (approx 300-700 words). It should contain relevant data on your skills and experience that...

What is an internship? An internship is a short term work experience which is provided by corporate companies to the university students. Companies offer internships to give the students exposure to the corporate environment before graduating from college. Why are internships necessary? In today's era where there is a lot of competition for only a handful of job opportunities, internships work as a bonus for a student as to when employers look at the resume of the candidate and find that he/she has done internships in relevant fields, the chances of hiring that candidate increases in comparison to the candidates who haven't done so. Apart from this, there are numerous benefits of doing an internship-: Internships teach you the work ethics as you will understand how work is done in the real corporate world. You will learn practical aspects of the theory that you have learned in your college. You will explore your interests in different fields that will make it easy for you to de...