Can't Find an Internship?

Can’t Find an Internship? (don’t forget to look in your own area!)

Internships are great resume boosters and ways to practice your skills and explore what you want to do with your life and career. But most English majors look at internships and think, I can’t do that, or they couldn’t want someone like me. English internships are at schools or

Any local newspaper or journal.

Lots of people think these kinds of internships are for communications majors, but who would be better to grammar check a column on the spot than an English student?

Libraries.

What better place to intern at than a building that focuses on the written word? Even if they’re not looking for an internship, see if you can volunteer just for the experience.

Online.

Social media accounts are booming, but someone has to create and edit that content (who do you think writes these posts?). Look at businesses in your local area and ask around. Maybe you could volunteer, get an internship or even a summer job.

Finally:

Anywhere that involves writing.

Consider what an English degree teaches you: analytical thinking, peer review skills, research skills, solitary AND group work. What are places that can help you apply and hone those skills? Every job requires the written language, which means every job requires people to write, to edit, to revise, to research, to think critically. These are skills that every English student practices in class, every day.

When looking for your winter/spring semester internship, open your mind to the possibilities. They may surprise you.