Some helpful sources for writing a good internship application and succeeding in an internship once you’ve got it:
- An Intern’s User Guide by Allison Piwowarski (written in the course of an internship by a student in the UIUC Department of English)
- Here’s advice on applying to internships from a company that reads a lot of applications.
- Applying for government internships is different from applying for other internships. This article explains the process.
- There’s a blog by interns, for interns! Lots of tips here.
- The Intern Queen is trying to sell her book, but if you click throughto the website, you’ll find answers to questions that you haven’t thought of yet (example: what if your best friend gets the dream internship you applied for?).
- Here are 10 internship mistakes to avoid.
If you come across any websites that you think should be on this list, send the link to kwilcox@illinois.edu.