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The power of internships & how to get one
- 1. The Power ofInternships & How to get one*?
- 2. Before we start,a few disclaimers!
- 3. We are notthis guy yet! But we are trying.
- 4. EPS /e ‘pi s/ Noun This presentation has Also known as Engineers’ Procrastination Syndrome – a been a victim of EPS 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
- 5. A recent surveyfound that fear of public speaking is the number 1 fear people have, even ahead of fear of dying √ X
- 6. Our vision At thecore 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.
- 7. Why internships areimportant? ~80% of our university graduates are labeled unemployable by the industry
- 8. Why internships areimportant? The problem of 6,000,000+ under/un-utilized man months every year
- 9. Why internships areimportant? How we make career choices today.
- 10. Why internships areimportant? How many of us truly understand the career we are getting into?
- 11. Advantage Internships Students Companies Get to know the real world outside classroom Get fresh and young perspectives on your business problems Experiment with different career tracks Bucket loads of energy & enthusiasm Learn while your earn – technical & soft skills Cost effective Network – it’s ever shrinking world Build a recruitment pipeline – better assessment Land a job Brand promotion
- 12. Ok, Internships areawesome, but how to get one?
- 13. Until that happenswe have to follow some conventional wisdom!
- 14. How to getan internship tip #1 Start early, really early!
- 15. How to getan internship tip #2 This laundry list will not get you anywhere! Have laser focus on what kind of internship you want!
- 16. How to getan internship tip #3 The cover letter that took wall street by storm part - I Learn to network, outside facebook!
- 17. How to getan internship tip #4 This or this cover letter would not work
- 18. How to getan internship tip #4 Neither would this!
- 19. How to getan internship tip #4 The cover letter that took wall street by storm part - II But Why?
- 20. How to getan internship tip #5 Speed at which a resume gets It does NOT count if sent to trash bin • 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 Amount of irrelevant information it has • You presented a paper on ‘Global Economy’ as part of your Economics course • You were a house captain in school or a cricket champ
- 21. How to getan internship tip #5 Please, please, please avoid jargon!
- 22. How to getan internship tip #6 Truer words were never spoken!
- 23. This sounds likelot 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!”
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- 25. 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 1. Internshala CamputInterns for IIT Roorkee • Nikhil Varshney (3rd year, B.Tech; Main Campus) • Hanshika Gupta (2nd year, B.Tech; Saharanpur Campus)