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How to Find an Internship Online

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;01&sol;JobSearch&lowbar;WorldWideWeb&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3042" alt&equals;"Job Search Online" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;01&sol;JobSearch&lowbar;WorldWideWeb&period;jpg" width&equals;"480" height&equals;"320" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Internships have become increasingly common over the past decade&comma; to the point that employers expect them of entry-level candidates&period; Students graduating without internship experience will be at a huge disadvantage in the job market&period; Unfortunately&comma; due to increased demand for intern positions from students&comma; campus career centers can&&num;8217&semi;t always provide internships for everyone&period; That leaves many students left to fend for themselves&period; The Internet is the easiest way to access plenty of potential listings&comma; but it can be difficult to find intern jobs that meet your specifications&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Company Websites<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>When it comes to jobs and internships&comma; going straight to the source is the best way to find the best jobs&period; If you have a list of <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;target-companies-job-search&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">target companies<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span>&comma; visit their websites and search for internships&period; In fact&comma; many large companies have websites specifically for interns&period; If possible&comma; create an account and submit your resume to make applications easier&period; Also&comma; sign up for job alerts so you don&&num;8217&semi;t miss positions matching your criteria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Job Aggregators<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Job aggregators&comma; such as SimplyHired&period;com&comma; list jobs from a variety of company websites&period; Aggregators provide a good method of finding new companies and positions that you haven&&num;8217&semi;t considered&period; After the internship is posted&comma; you can then visit the source site to apply&period; Like other job sites&comma; aggregators allow you to sign up for email alerts when certain types of jobs become available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Internship Websites<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Due to the increasing popularity of internship&comma; websites catering solely to internship seekers have thrived&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;re wondering where to start&comma; read our post on the best websites for finding an internship&period; You can also search your field and internships &lpar;e&period;g&period; &&num;8220&semi;public relations internships&&num;8221&semi;&rpar; for more specific websites&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Career Center Job Sites<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Some career centers offer exclusive listings for their students&period; Visit the website for your career center and look for a job listing page&period; Although jobs may be from other websites or you may be redirected&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s worth a look&period; Your university&&num;8217&semi;s career center site is also the place to find career fair information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Social Networking<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>By maintaining professional profiles on sites LinkedIn and Twitter&comma; you can stay up-to-date with your favorite companies&period; In addition to following the main accounts of your target companies for general news&comma; follow their career accounts to learn about open positions and career fairs&period; Keep these accounts strictly professional&comma; including relevant education and career information in case potential employers search for you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Visit our <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;internships&sol;" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">Internships page<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span> for a variety of listings from Indeed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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