Dear Sandra,
Hi, my name is Nicole. I live in New York City taking a language course. It's been almost 6 months since I was here, and I am getting bored with the English course. So I am thinking about getting an internship in New York. It would help me improve English and meet more friends.
My first question is, is it possible for non-native speakers like me to be an intern? And how can I find opportunities? What would be the first step to take? I am so clueless. I feel very overwhelmed and intimidated even before I try. Please help me.
Dear Nicole,
First of all: stop feeling intimidated by the idea working as an intern in New York, it is not so hard to find opportunities but you need to be in a forward mood!
The first step to take is to decide in which field you would like to gain expertise: are you interested in an art administration internship? Would you like to do community and social work? Is your field of interest Human rights? Journalism?
It would be better if there is a relationship between your studies, your experience and the internship you apply for because you have more possibilities to be accepted. If you want to try something completely different you can of course but you will have less chance to be selected, especially if the internship is prestigious.
Once you decided the field you can start looking on the web: you can look directly at the organizations or institutions that work in that field and see if they offer internships. For example if you are interested in museum work you will find in the Moma website or in the Met website all the information you need to apply for an internship position. If the place you are interested in don’t offer these opportunities you can try to send an email attaching you CV and ask if they are interested in having an intern. Sometimes it is good to take a chance!!
I would also suggest you to look at two website where you can find ads for internship positions: http://www.craigslist.org/ and http://www.idealist.org/, where they have jobs and internships offers.
Don't worry about not being a native speaker...in many cases if you speak good English and some other languages it is considered as a plus!
Remember: being an intern means to work for no money or for very little, so you should figure out how to sustain yourself while you are doing this working experience. It is therefore important to choose something that you think will be useful for your future career goals, otherwise could be a waste of money and time!
Hi, my name is Nicole. I live in New York City taking a language course. It's been almost 6 months since I was here, and I am getting bored with the English course. So I am thinking about getting an internship in New York. It would help me improve English and meet more friends.
My first question is, is it possible for non-native speakers like me to be an intern? And how can I find opportunities? What would be the first step to take? I am so clueless. I feel very overwhelmed and intimidated even before I try. Please help me.
Dear Nicole,
First of all: stop feeling intimidated by the idea working as an intern in New York, it is not so hard to find opportunities but you need to be in a forward mood!
The first step to take is to decide in which field you would like to gain expertise: are you interested in an art administration internship? Would you like to do community and social work? Is your field of interest Human rights? Journalism?
It would be better if there is a relationship between your studies, your experience and the internship you apply for because you have more possibilities to be accepted. If you want to try something completely different you can of course but you will have less chance to be selected, especially if the internship is prestigious.
Once you decided the field you can start looking on the web: you can look directly at the organizations or institutions that work in that field and see if they offer internships. For example if you are interested in museum work you will find in the Moma website or in the Met website all the information you need to apply for an internship position. If the place you are interested in don’t offer these opportunities you can try to send an email attaching you CV and ask if they are interested in having an intern. Sometimes it is good to take a chance!!
I would also suggest you to look at two website where you can find ads for internship positions: http://www.craigslist.org/ and http://www.idealist.org/, where they have jobs and internships offers.
Don't worry about not being a native speaker...in many cases if you speak good English and some other languages it is considered as a plus!
Remember: being an intern means to work for no money or for very little, so you should figure out how to sustain yourself while you are doing this working experience. It is therefore important to choose something that you think will be useful for your future career goals, otherwise could be a waste of money and time!
3 comments:
Sandra, your advice is very realistic , precise, and positive, also your title "be forward" is determined and strong. If someone has this kind of situation, she/he will be appreciated with your advice.
The font color of Nicole should be changed; It's hard to read against background color.
I got your changed color font.
Thank you.
Nice job Sandra! It's clear and complete.
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