Internships
Getting Experience without Having Experience

About Internships		Other Ways to Gain Experience
Finding an Internship		Part-Time Employment
Develop Your Own Internship		Volunteering
Experience without Experience		Student Organizations/Leadership
Departmental Internship Coordinators [ Word ]		Research Experience

You may have more experience than you think!  Describe the specific tasks for academic work, volunteer jobs, and clubs.

Add a "Coursework" section to your resume
Under your Education section, list a few courses that you have taken that provide you with knowledges and skills related to the internship sought. Don't list the courses that everyone takes. List electives and those that you were not required to take.

Add a "Project" section to your resume
List the projects, experiences, lab work, presentations, etc. that you have completed in your classes and that prepare you to excel as an intern. For example, Life Sciences majors can list labs and experiments they have completed. Communication majors can list speeches they gave publicly or news briefs they authored. Government and Politics majors can list papers they have written that give them insight into the profession. Reflect on your projects in order to highlight your transferable skills and abilities.

Restructure your resume to include a "Related Experience" section
Create a "Related Experience" section or "Experience" section rather than the traditional "Work Experience" section. Within this section, list all your volunteer, community service, and student organization involvements in addition to highlighting your work experiences.

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