Let The Internships Come To You
Looking for internships can be time-consuming, even with helpful tools like LinkedIn, Indeed and Google at your disposal. Let up for just a little and you might miss the perfect opportunity as it's posted and closed all within the space of a few days.
When seeking internships, busy students need every advantage they can get, and there's one incredibly powerful tool that it seems is often overlooked. That tool is Google Alerts.
Creating an alert is as simple as doing a web search. But the benefits are everlasting. Create an alert for "environmental internship summer 2024", for example, and anytime Google detects something new on the web related to your query you'll be notified. Not only that, but you'll receive a link to the page right in your email, making it super easy to follow up.
Does this mean you can stop actively searching for internships? Absolutely not. But a few strategic Google alert subscriptions can help you find new opportunities you might otherwise miss, and in many cases, you'll be among the first to hear about them.
Ready to get started with Google Alerts? Follow these simple steps...
Go to Google Alerts.
In the box at the top, enter a topic you want to follow.
To change your settings, click Show options. You can change:
How often you get notifications
The types of sites you’ll see
Your language
The part of the world you want info from
How many results you want to see
What accounts get the alert
Click Create Alert.
And just like that, you'll be one step closer to finding the perfect internship that will give you an early career advantage.
About Outset Career Prep
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