Internships are a beneficial way to ease into job experience of the real world. Because of this, many majors on campus require an internship in order for students to graduate. Amid raging COVID-19 cases last year, some students who had been hoping to complete an internship had their plans canceled. However, several students were still able to acquire internship experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior computer science major Bryce Wiedower applied for multiple internships, interviewed for a few of them and eventually accepted an internship for software development and coding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy advice would be to apply for as many internships that you can that fall into the general area of what you think you\u2019d want to do,\u201d Wiedower said. \u201cAnd don\u2019t be discouraged if you don\u2019t get the first one or the second one. I didn\u2019t get one [until] my third try.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes the unexpected things in life end up being a pleasant surprise. This was true for junior integrated marketing communication major Abby Shoemaker, who found a blessing in disguise in accepting an internship in a small town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy favorite part of my internship was getting to meet people at all of the small businesses around Searcy and getting to know the town better,\u201d Shoemaker said. \u201cEven though it\u2019s such a small town, I learned about so many businesses and events that I didn\u2019t know about prior to my internship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Carson Swede is currently completing an internship for an accounting firm called PwC. Swede facilitates work on Excel and assists in the firm\u2019s auditing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe business department helped me pay attention to LinkedIn and Handshake so that I was aware of applications and deadlines, so I applied via one of those platforms,\u201d Swede said. \u201cThen I interviewed right after spring break last year when we were virtual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swede said that networking and maintaining an updated resume are important parts of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would say to apply for things that you are interested in and keep your resume updated,\u201d Swede said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlso, talking to people and making connections makes such a big impact on finding good places and getting your foot in the door.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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