Dear Students,
A degree alone unfortunately will not take you towards your dream job. Increasingly, employers expect you to have internship experience so that you come to your first job out of college ready to hit the ground running. We know that getting one can be challenging, which is why we’ve come up with these tips.
First of all, don’t jump for every opportunity that you come across. Think about the skills and experience you currently possess, and which positions and organizations you might be a good fit for. And target organizations that you want to work for, once you pass out.
Start small: Don’t feel pressured to get your Mega Deal right away, especially if you have no prior work experience. Start by exploring small local organizations.
Search prudently.
- Visit Job Sites: Websites like the ones given below have hundreds of listings, so you’re bound to find something that’s right for you. You can search for the internship titles you’re interested in, and narrow results down by location, size, industry, company ratings and more. To get relevant results delivered to your inbox, create a job alert.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/united-arab-emirates-internship-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,20_IN6_KO21,31.htm
https://www.indeed.ae/Internship-jobs-in-Dubai
https://www.bayt.com/en/uae/jobs/internships-jobs/
- Use Your Network: Getting a personal recommendation can make all the difference in your internship search, so make sure to reach out to friends, family, colleagues, classmates, professors and alumni to see if they know anyone hiring. Another great strategy is to look up the companies you’re interested in and reach out to employees there. You never know what opportunities it might lead to!
- Contact Companies Directly: If you have a dream company in mind, but they don’t have any relevant internships, you can always try writing them a letter of interest in hopes that they will either contact you when one opens or even create a new one for you. It’s more of a longshot than applying directly, but you’ll never know if you don’t try.
We wish you the very best.
There are many ways in which you can improve your employability skills. The best and easiest way is to join us at the University of West London RAK Branch campus. We are respectfully called “The Career University” by the community as more than 98% of our graduates are in employment within 6 months of graduating.
Join us, gain impactful academic credentials as well as game changing employability skills.
Dr. Sangeeth Ibrahim
