**Preparing for Your Next Step: Tips from an Intern**

Three months since your last blog, if you don't want to private some albums, what I recommend is just open another account and private that and just add your immediate friends and family, and that way you can still keep that sense of freedom to just post what you want but then on your Public Accounts, you can be more professional or just be be the best version of what you want your Public Image to be. How does one prepare for the interview? Yeah, so the interview is so important because as good as your resume is if you don't walk in and if you're not a great reflection of the material mentioned on your resume, you're probably not going to get the position.

Of course, we all know that you have to dress appropriately. Now, companies today tend to be a little bit more casual in nature, however it's still crucial that you're dressed to impress and don't worry about feeling stupid because you're overdressed for an interview. I think it's really nice when a student comes into an interview and an employer says "wow they really dressed up, they're really taking this seriously." So remember that's a good thing. Stay away from jeans, flip flops, sneakers for internship and job interviews.

So of course, you go to the interview, arrive on time, if not 15 minutes early. You come with uh copies in your hand of all of your materials, if the interviewer didn't have time to look at your resume beforehand. You want to say "here you go, that's happened to me." Taking notes during an interview, especially if the employer starts to go into detail about what the position entails is completely fine.

After the interview, do you recommend sending a follow-up note, a thank-you card? Oh yes, uh my intern Queen's secret tip is that the intern that sends the thank you note gets the internship. It's not always the case, but I'm telling you it is like the bonus point. So after the interview, when you go back in your car or to your dorm room or you go back home, you want to take the time to write a thank-you note. It can be five sentences long, thank the employer for taking time out of their day to sit with you. Reference something you spoke about in the interview and tell them that you look forward to hearing from them in the future.

And I'm telling you if a company is deciding between two students and a thank you note lands on their desk, the student that sends the thank you note gets the internship because it shows that they're thoughtful, they're thoughtful and they're very conscious. Hi Michelle so my question is how do I get ready for a job interview? Cuz I can get really anxious and it's horrible.

So the best way to get ready for a job interview is first of all take a deep breath and do exercises outside of the whole job interview scenario to try to build your confidence. I always say talk to the subway guy like go to Subway, talk to the Sandwich Artist but engage in conversation with strangers as silly as that sounds. You want to get comfortable with small talk with people that you um encounter in everyday life.

Next question I I love this girl how do you get an internship without experience? Most internships look for experience in the field. Think I know what she's trying to say, if you don't have relevant internship experience that's when you start to dig. Have you had a part-time job? If you don't have part-time job experience, what about volunteer experience? Have you and your family um ever fed the homeless on Thanksgiving or ever volunteered at you know anywhere really at a boys and girls club at a soup kitchen that's all stuff that you can put on your resume. You can also put relevant courses that you've taken. Know there's a lot of high schoolers that are going to these magnet programs, and you're taking some really impressive courses. So if you're taking a really cool art class, a really cool technology class, put that on your resume.

And then don't forget those extracurricular activities you know when I was in high school, I was the co-captain of the dance team hey but that would go on my resume so don't underestimate the power of that on campus involvement it is huge and something that employers tell me they really want to see a lot of. So I want to thank you Lauren so much for giving all these Great Sound Advice if you want to jump into the world of internships and you want to learn everything about this uh this is your Bible, all work no pay is your Bible for all things internships, internships are so important.

And I'll just reiterate that it all starts with an internship. And it just takes one internship and you never never know what the outcome of that one experience is going to be. So good luck on your internship Journey, good luck guys we love you bye

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everyone so this is our first episode of career talk where we're basically going to talk about all things career related we're going to start from internships and work our way up to CEO so the first episode is going to be about how to get an internship and who better to segue into this topic than Lauren Burger the intern Queen in your book you talk about a dream list what is a dream list you can make this on Excel on Google Docs on a napkin whatever you want just try to have it with you at all times so you can just pull it up on your phone pull it up on your laptop but the First Column is going to be company so of course the company where you're applying for an internship uh the second column is going to be the company website then you have the company contact information so who's the internship coordinator what's their email what's their phone number then you're going to put the materials required some internships require uh resumés cover letters letters of recommendation whatever it might be write that down you want to make sure that you follow directions if you don't follow directions H probably not going to get the internship so and then you're going to track the date that you apply for the internship and of course the internship deadline now the last column is so important because it's the follow-up category you are going to follow up 2 weeks after you submit your materials and that's why it's so important to track the date that you send your materials out you want to make sure that you're staying on top of these applications and you're reaching out you're confirming that people received your materials and you're really taking initiative and showing that you're interested is it inappropriate to hit them up on Twitter or Instagram or what are the rules in etiquette for intern shipping yeah so let let's discuss the social media etiquette so I think Facebook is weird I do I think it would be weird to find a CEO of a company on Facebook and send them a friend request I feel like people uh take Facebook uh very personally they use it to share photos with friends and family I feel like they don't necessarily want um an interested student or even an intern finding them there I think Twitter is fair game as long as their feed is not private if their feed is public I think that's a great way to follow an executive at a company to find out what's what interests them you know what drives them what news articles are they sharing um you could tweet to them and say I just applied for an internship at your company I'm so excited um and I've heard about students Landing internships because of tweets so interesting this yeah it does work and then LinkedIn is a must I mean you have to have a LinkedIn profile and Linkedin is a great way to search the company that you want to work for and then find out what friends you have in common um a great trick is also to see which alumni from your college or university work at your dream companies okay terrible resumés I've seen résumés where the students just totally leave off their contact information so again if I'm an employer and I'm interested in your resume I want to contact you that's that's the next step the resume should really help you land The Internship um make sure you have a professional email address I just um helped my little cousin last week she had an email address that was like princess 747 so I was like oh no no no we did a nice first name middle initial last name gmail.com also make sure your education is on there as an employer the second I look at your resume I want to understand where you are in life you know what year are you are you in college are you in high school when do you graduate that information is really pertinent on the resume and then also the formatting make sure it's consistent um there should be the same number of spaces between every category so I think the best resumés I've seen have a little bit of color they're not doing the traditional formatting maybe they have a little side margin that lists some of their uh on campus or extracurricular activities make sure the information is chronological I've seen some backwards resumés where the first thing I'll see on there is from like 200 and two and I'm thinking huh otherwise I would say that I just see a lot of resumés that clearly aren't tailored for the position that you're applying for if you're going after a social media position then you want to make sure when you talk about all the different experiences you've had you you talk about social media you say things like Facebook Twitter Instagram what Snapchat whatever it might be cover letters if we have an employer who is hiring interns in Los Angeles and they get a resume from a student who goes to school in Oklahoma but maybe they're from Los Angeles the employer doesn't know that it's your job to connect the dots and say yes I do go to college in Oklahoma however I'm going to be home over the summer in Los Angeles where I'm from and I'm going to be available to intern from May until August or whatever the time frame is also if you're a senior or even a High School junior U maybe you're a college freshman you're you know a little younger but you're really ambitious call that out in the cover letter yes I'm a freshman but I've done all of my research SE Arch and I'm ready and prepared to take on this internship letters of recommendation are also uh frequently requested so it's always good to have three different types of letters of recommendation on hand at all times one academic reference so that's from a professor who you had a great experience with um One professional reference so maybe it was your boss at your first job my first job was at the uh Red Lobster and then also a character reference so someone who's in your personal life in your Social Circle who can speak to your you know the personal traits that make you great for any position for the personal one family members do they count or no yeah I think you could definitely have family members um if anyone in your Social Circle has a really cool job or like a really unique take on again you and why you would make a great addition to any company I think that person would be great to write the letter make sure you're a nice person so the next topic that I want to rabble back on is social media how do you monitor your social media so I always say give your yourself the presidential test if you were running for president tomorrow what are people going to find on you make sure that you're going through all those Facebook photos and I know it takes a long time block out a weekend to do it but get those Facebook photos yes get those Facebook photos out of there I mean if you're hesitant if you're unsure just delete it because who cares you can save it on your personal computer the world doesn't need to see it you also want to make sure that you're up dating these channels frequently a lot of employers are going to look at your Twitter feed or your Instagram and they want to know that you're integrating these tools into your daily life a lot of people are hiring you know Millennials and and high school students because they want help with their social media presence so they want to see that you've been posting frequently and it hasn't been you know 3 months since your last blog if you don't want to private some albums what I recommend is just open another account and private that and just add your immediate friends and family and that way you can still keep that sense of freedom to just post what you want but then on your Public Accounts you can be more professional or just be be the best version of what you want your Public Image to be so how does one prepare for the interview yeah so the interview is so important because as good as your resume is if you don't walk in and if you're not a great reflection of the material mentioned on your resume you're probably not going to get the position of course we all know that you have to dress appropriately now companies today tend to be a little bit more casual in nature however it's still crucial that you're dressed to impress and don't worry about feeling stupid because you're overdressed for an interview I think it's really nice when a student comes into an interview and an employer says wow they really dressed up they're really taking this seriously so remember that's a good thing um I would stay away from jeans from flip flops from sneakers for internship and job interviews so of course you go to the interview you arrive on time if not 15 minutes early you come with uh copies in your hand of all of your materials if the interviewer didn't have time to look at your resume beforehand you want to say here you go that's happened to me I think taking notes during an interview especially if the employer starts to go into detail about what the position entails is completely fine so after the interview do you recommend sending a follow-up note a thank you card oh yes uh my intern Queen's secret tip is that the intern that sends the thank you note gets the internship is it always the case no unfortunately it's not but I'm telling you it is like the bonus point so after the interview when you go back in your car or to your dorm room or you go back home you want to take the time to write a thank you note it can be five sentences long thank the employer for taking time out of their day to sit with you uh reference something you spoke about in the interview and tell them that you look forward to hearing from them in the future and I'm telling you if a company is deciding between two students and a thank you note lands on their desk the student that sends the thank you note gets the internship because it shows that they're thoughtful they're thoughtful and they're very conscious hi Michelle so my question is how do I get ready for a job interview cuz I can get really anxious and it's horrible so yeah love you a all right the best way to get ready for a job interview is first of all take a deep breath and do exercises outside of the whole job interview scenario to try to build your confidence I always say talk to the subway guy like go to Subway talk to the Sandwich Artist but engage in conversation with strangers as silly as that sounds you want to get comfortable with small talk with people that you um encounter in everyday life okay next question I I love this girl how do you get an internship without experience most internships look for experience in the field I think I know what she's trying to say if you don't have relevant internship experience that's when you start to dig have you had a part-time job if you don't have part-time job experience what about volunteer experience have you and your family um ever fed the homeless on Thanksgiving or ever volunteered at you know anywhere really at a boys and girls club at a soup kitchen that's all stuff that you can put on your resume you can also put relevant courses that you've taken you know there's a lot of high schoolers that are going to these magnet programs and you're taking some really impressive courses so if you're taking a really cool art class a really cool technology class put that on your resume if you're working on any really interesting class projects that's also something you can put on your resume and then don't forget those extracurricular activities you know when I was in high school I was the co- captain of the dance team hey but that would go on my resume so don't underestimate the power of that on campus involvement it is huge and something that employers tell me they really want to see a lot of so I want to thank you Lauren so much for giving all these Great Sound Advice if you want to jump into the world of internships and you want to learn everything about this uh this is your Bible all work no pay is your Bible for all things internships internships are so important and I'll just reiterate that it all starts with an internship and it just takes one internship and you never never know what the outcome of that one experience is going to be so good luck on your internship Journey good luck guys we love you byehey everyone so this is our first episode of career talk where we're basically going to talk about all things career related we're going to start from internships and work our way up to CEO so the first episode is going to be about how to get an internship and who better to segue into this topic than Lauren Burger the intern Queen in your book you talk about a dream list what is a dream list you can make this on Excel on Google Docs on a napkin whatever you want just try to have it with you at all times so you can just pull it up on your phone pull it up on your laptop but the First Column is going to be company so of course the company where you're applying for an internship uh the second column is going to be the company website then you have the company contact information so who's the internship coordinator what's their email what's their phone number then you're going to put the materials required some internships require uh resumés cover letters letters of recommendation whatever it might be write that down you want to make sure that you follow directions if you don't follow directions H probably not going to get the internship so and then you're going to track the date that you apply for the internship and of course the internship deadline now the last column is so important because it's the follow-up category you are going to follow up 2 weeks after you submit your materials and that's why it's so important to track the date that you send your materials out you want to make sure that you're staying on top of these applications and you're reaching out you're confirming that people received your materials and you're really taking initiative and showing that you're interested is it inappropriate to hit them up on Twitter or Instagram or what are the rules in etiquette for intern shipping yeah so let let's discuss the social media etiquette so I think Facebook is weird I do I think it would be weird to find a CEO of a company on Facebook and send them a friend request I feel like people uh take Facebook uh very personally they use it to share photos with friends and family I feel like they don't necessarily want um an interested student or even an intern finding them there I think Twitter is fair game as long as their feed is not private if their feed is public I think that's a great way to follow an executive at a company to find out what's what interests them you know what drives them what news articles are they sharing um you could tweet to them and say I just applied for an internship at your company I'm so excited um and I've heard about students Landing internships because of tweets so interesting this yeah it does work and then LinkedIn is a must I mean you have to have a LinkedIn profile and Linkedin is a great way to search the company that you want to work for and then find out what friends you have in common um a great trick is also to see which alumni from your college or university work at your dream companies okay terrible resumés I've seen résumés where the students just totally leave off their contact information so again if I'm an employer and I'm interested in your resume I want to contact you that's that's the next step the resume should really help you land The Internship um make sure you have a professional email address I just um helped my little cousin last week she had an email address that was like princess 747 so I was like oh no no no we did a nice first name middle initial last name gmail.com also make sure your education is on there as an employer the second I look at your resume I want to understand where you are in life you know what year are you are you in college are you in high school when do you graduate that information is really pertinent on the resume and then also the formatting make sure it's consistent um there should be the same number of spaces between every category so I think the best resumés I've seen have a little bit of color they're not doing the traditional formatting maybe they have a little side margin that lists some of their uh on campus or extracurricular activities make sure the information is chronological I've seen some backwards resumés where the first thing I'll see on there is from like 200 and two and I'm thinking huh otherwise I would say that I just see a lot of resumés that clearly aren't tailored for the position that you're applying for if you're going after a social media position then you want to make sure when you talk about all the different experiences you've had you you talk about social media you say things like Facebook Twitter Instagram what Snapchat whatever it might be cover letters if we have an employer who is hiring interns in Los Angeles and they get a resume from a student who goes to school in Oklahoma but maybe they're from Los Angeles the employer doesn't know that it's your job to connect the dots and say yes I do go to college in Oklahoma however I'm going to be home over the summer in Los Angeles where I'm from and I'm going to be available to intern from May until August or whatever the time frame is also if you're a senior or even a High School junior U maybe you're a college freshman you're you know a little younger but you're really ambitious call that out in the cover letter yes I'm a freshman but I've done all of my research SE Arch and I'm ready and prepared to take on this internship letters of recommendation are also uh frequently requested so it's always good to have three different types of letters of recommendation on hand at all times one academic reference so that's from a professor who you had a great experience with um One professional reference so maybe it was your boss at your first job my first job was at the uh Red Lobster and then also a character reference so someone who's in your personal life in your Social Circle who can speak to your you know the personal traits that make you great for any position for the personal one family members do they count or no yeah I think you could definitely have family members um if anyone in your Social Circle has a really cool job or like a really unique take on again you and why you would make a great addition to any company I think that person would be great to write the letter make sure you're a nice person so the next topic that I want to rabble back on is social media how do you monitor your social media so I always say give your yourself the presidential test if you were running for president tomorrow what are people going to find on you make sure that you're going through all those Facebook photos and I know it takes a long time block out a weekend to do it but get those Facebook photos yes get those Facebook photos out of there I mean if you're hesitant if you're unsure just delete it because who cares you can save it on your personal computer the world doesn't need to see it you also want to make sure that you're up dating these channels frequently a lot of employers are going to look at your Twitter feed or your Instagram and they want to know that you're integrating these tools into your daily life a lot of people are hiring you know Millennials and and high school students because they want help with their social media presence so they want to see that you've been posting frequently and it hasn't been you know 3 months since your last blog if you don't want to private some albums what I recommend is just open another account and private that and just add your immediate friends and family and that way you can still keep that sense of freedom to just post what you want but then on your Public Accounts you can be more professional or just be be the best version of what you want your Public Image to be so how does one prepare for the interview yeah so the interview is so important because as good as your resume is if you don't walk in and if you're not a great reflection of the material mentioned on your resume you're probably not going to get the position of course we all know that you have to dress appropriately now companies today tend to be a little bit more casual in nature however it's still crucial that you're dressed to impress and don't worry about feeling stupid because you're overdressed for an interview I think it's really nice when a student comes into an interview and an employer says wow they really dressed up they're really taking this seriously so remember that's a good thing um I would stay away from jeans from flip flops from sneakers for internship and job interviews so of course you go to the interview you arrive on time if not 15 minutes early you come with uh copies in your hand of all of your materials if the interviewer didn't have time to look at your resume beforehand you want to say here you go that's happened to me I think taking notes during an interview especially if the employer starts to go into detail about what the position entails is completely fine so after the interview do you recommend sending a follow-up note a thank you card oh yes uh my intern Queen's secret tip is that the intern that sends the thank you note gets the internship is it always the case no unfortunately it's not but I'm telling you it is like the bonus point so after the interview when you go back in your car or to your dorm room or you go back home you want to take the time to write a thank you note it can be five sentences long thank the employer for taking time out of their day to sit with you uh reference something you spoke about in the interview and tell them that you look forward to hearing from them in the future and I'm telling you if a company is deciding between two students and a thank you note lands on their desk the student that sends the thank you note gets the internship because it shows that they're thoughtful they're thoughtful and they're very conscious hi Michelle so my question is how do I get ready for a job interview cuz I can get really anxious and it's horrible so yeah love you a all right the best way to get ready for a job interview is first of all take a deep breath and do exercises outside of the whole job interview scenario to try to build your confidence I always say talk to the subway guy like go to Subway talk to the Sandwich Artist but engage in conversation with strangers as silly as that sounds you want to get comfortable with small talk with people that you um encounter in everyday life okay next question I I love this girl how do you get an internship without experience most internships look for experience in the field I think I know what she's trying to say if you don't have relevant internship experience that's when you start to dig have you had a part-time job if you don't have part-time job experience what about volunteer experience have you and your family um ever fed the homeless on Thanksgiving or ever volunteered at you know anywhere really at a boys and girls club at a soup kitchen that's all stuff that you can put on your resume you can also put relevant courses that you've taken you know there's a lot of high schoolers that are going to these magnet programs and you're taking some really impressive courses so if you're taking a really cool art class a really cool technology class put that on your resume if you're working on any really interesting class projects that's also something you can put on your resume and then don't forget those extracurricular activities you know when I was in high school I was the co- captain of the dance team hey but that would go on my resume so don't underestimate the power of that on campus involvement it is huge and something that employers tell me they really want to see a lot of so I want to thank you Lauren so much for giving all these Great Sound Advice if you want to jump into the world of internships and you want to learn everything about this uh this is your Bible all work no pay is your Bible for all things internships internships are so important and I'll just reiterate that it all starts with an internship and it just takes one internship and you never never know what the outcome of that one experience is going to be so good luck on your internship Journey good luck guys we love you bye\n"