Finding Comfort in Your Career Journey KRISTIAN MASTERS During this journey of finding the right career path, students face the challenges of balancing their priorities and feeling good about their next step. Applying for internships may be time-consuming and discouraging for students, especially when their dream employer tells them they’re no longer in the interview process. They also may feel that if they aren’t in the “best program” for their intended career path, they won’t have the same opportunities as the people who are in that program. When thinking of how to approach the daunting task of finding an internship, job posting sites like LinkedIn, Handshake or Indeed are typically a good place to start. Many big-name companies like Amazon, Boston Scientific, General Mills, etc. seem to be appealing ways to lead you to success. Although these are all probably great opportunities, the sick truth is that they are very competitive. However, there are many other ways to kickstart your career path. Anything that you can do to put any sort of experience on your resume is going to be beneficial no matter what, as long as you work hard and make quality connections. Finding an internship, no matter the company, is going to give you the experiences you need and a better understanding of the functions of a business to someday allow you to be a competitive candidate at your dream employer. Taking the time to understand that you have a long career path ahead of you to find your dream job, is going to make finding your first internship a lot less stressful.
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