Step 1: Update your personal branding
Make sure all three of these are updated before you start searching for an internship
Step 2: Find internships to apply to
Handshake
Thousand of internships are currently posted in Handshake. Apply now and often (we suggest applying to 5+ a week)
In addition to Handshake, LinkedIn has thousands of internships posted. There is even the ability to search for remote internships.
Other internship search sites:
Step 3: Get help
Step 4:
![apply](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/41/2021/03/apply1.png)
![apply](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/41/2021/03/apply2.png)
![apply](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/41/2021/03/apply3.png)
– We suggest applying to 5 or more jobs per week
– Set up search agents in Handshake to help find relevant internships
Step 5: Practice Interviewing
Step 6: Get funding
Another Option:
Build your own experience
![Summer Experience: An action guide to build resume-worthy skills & experiences](https://prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu/sites/41/2020/06/summerexperience3-copy.png)