re: I'm a student with intership questions

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Obviously the easier route would have been to earn good grades and let the GPA bring in interviews.

However, you can still beef up your resume and build connections by becoming more involved in professional organizations. Volunteer and take on some role or responsibilities. This gives your resume some illustration of work ethic, initiative and drive.

Go to every career fair event possible. Don’t blow them off. Stand in line and talk to every recruiter from any company that could hire you. This is your chance to tell your story. “I had a hard time adjusting to college, but now I’m excelling.” Everyone loves a Rocky/redemption story. You build connections, practice your interview skills, get feedback on your resume, and learn about different companies hiring process. If you really impress them they could put your resume aside for a call back.

Be the first one to sign up for mock interviews. These are basically a real interview. I had an engineer from Newfield ask for me to send her my resume directly to her work email from one of these. At the very least you get to practice answering interview questions and build a connection with a hiring lead from a company.

Get business cards and send follow up emails. “Hi, it was nice to meet you at this event. I appreciate the time you took to give me this feedback. Please see attached my official resume.”

Work experience trumps GPA. Find anything you can to put some actual work experience on your resume.

Get relevant certifications. This isn’t super important as a student, but it can differentiate you from everyone else. Also, it plumps up your resume.

Keep your resume to one page.

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