Question for FIRST Alumni

[kghaemi96]

Originally Posted by Hot_Copper_Frog

What kind of companies are you applying to? Are you cold-applying, or going through your school's career office/career fairs? Have you had qualified people look over your resume/cover letters to make sure that they're competitive?

I'm not in the bio-medical field, but being only two years out of school in the engineering world I think I'm not too old to be out of touch with the internship game. Internships can get pretty competitive, but the way your application is packaged can make a world of difference. Do you have any industry contacts (or FIRST contacts that could get you in touch with the right people)?

To answer your question, I have had my resume completely reworked by a friend's mother (who works in Career services at a different university).

I have applied through several different methods, a few through the school, some cold applying and some through a mutual friend.

In regards to industry contacts that is my real Achilles heel. I have very few connections in my direct field (although I do try to look beyond just Biomed); however, I am attempted to expand my industry contacts.

There is also the issue of persistence. I have had a couple of people who have forwarded my resume, but I never hear back despite attempting to reach out to those people personally. I understand that there may be rejections, but it gets exhausting after a while.