Relevant summer work experience and placements can be very useful in providing a context to your job applications as well as networking opportunities.
Not exact matches
Internships and
Summer Jobs These positions are for current students seeking to gain
relevant work experiences to their fields of study while in college.
Previous
relevant experience is not usually required, although some employers do offer
summer vacation
work experience placements.
The Prudential
Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for students to gain
relevant work experience in various aspects of financial services.
Relevant work experience, for example through vacation
work and
summer placements, is useful as recruiters often look for evidence of skills developed through project
work and placements.
If you're unable to find a paid
summer placement to gain
relevant work experience, try approaching employers about shadowing.
In cases where you have had some
relevant experience (in the form of an internship, volunteer
work or a
summer commission), your resume of course becomes stronger.
In addition, you can include a separate section for
relevant experience, such as student teaching while in college,
working as a teacher's aide or substitute prior to receiving certification and even non-teaching positions, such as
working as a
summer camp counselor, volunteering with a children's program or
working in another capacity at a school.