Use faculty resources

Tell your professors that you're looking for an internship so they'll be sure to notify you if they hear anything. Otherwise they might never think to tell you about an opportunity that comes to their attention.

Also, when colleges send out e-mails about internships, read them. You never know what might be in them or what you could be missing out on, don't be so quick to send it to the trash.

Be very careful when taking an unpaid internship. Make sure you ask good questions when you're on the interview, and even on the first couple days. You need to make sure you will be seeing, learning and taking in as much as possible. Granted, you can't be too picky and complain if your not involved in all major happenings, but you should make sure your not getting a bad vibe. By bad vibe, I mean make sure your not about to be part of a 'fake internship'. There are few rules for setting up internships and some companies have seen this as a way to get 'free work'. These fake internships lure unsuspecting students in and promise them experience in X field and a resume booster, but end up having them do repetitive, dull work all day with little to no communication. Let's face it, most internships are going to have aspects of repetitive work, but managers can and should teach you, interact with you, create some extra tasks, and generally be involved with you. You will no if you in a fake internship, and my best advice is to speak up and let your superiors know that you were expecting more. It is not rude to speak up if you do it in a professional manor, and let them know how you are really feeling and also why it would be beneficially for both of you if you could be more hands-on. Good luck, and always review your internships on ultimateintern.com.

You know that Internships are a pretty important step in furthering your career and it can teach, guide and prepare you for your next job. But there are some real simple reasons why getting an internship can help you. Let's face it, a lot of college kids take local jobs to get paid decent cash instead of getting paid small or no wages for an internship. Along with these college jobs, most times they are not in your major's industry or area. Here's why this is important. Just getting an internship in an office with other business people, lets say for instance accountants, indirectly teaches you basic lessons. How about how to wake up early every day! It's true, you need to get used to waking up early, getting ready, and getting to work daily. You will also see how others dress, how to communicate with others professionally, how to go to a superior when you need help, and how to handle other social situations. These all sound like 'common sense' issues, and they are to some extent, but it does help to get practice and experience with these often overlooked aspect of interning. Go through all these motions as an intern now, and then you can focus 100 percent on your next job when you get there.