How I Landed My First-Ever Internship at a Fortune Global 500 Company

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A 2016 survey done by Statistics Canada showed that 22%, or 28,300 post-secondary graduates in Canada participated in a co-op program in 2010, a significant increase up from 7%, or 4,700 Canadian post-secondary graduates who participated in co-op in 1986. (Statistics Canada, 2016). This is due to the ambitious and conspicuous facets that are reminiscent of the Millennial and Generation Z eras that they must adapt to toward the changes of our evolving society.

I experienced this turmoil sometime in my second year of post-secondary — what jobs can I work in after I graduate with my degree? As a first-and-a-half generation kid, I was the second person in my family to ever receive a quality post-secondary education, the first being my aunt from my mom’s side. My mother only made my job/career situation worse, having grown up under Generation X, and as a refugee hailing from post-war Vietnam in the 1980s. It was like these two generations collided together, but in a bad way. Times aren’t like the past anymore, where you could simply work a measly part-time job to pay for school, enough so that you don’t rack up copious amounts of student debt over time. Or, immediately landing an standard, entry-level job after graduation. Today, many Canadian graduates struggle to find work after they’ve earned their bachelor’s degree, and it doesn’t even matter what you majored in — whether you have a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology, or if you attended one of the top, prestigious business schools in the country. What matters now is how much work experience you have, and what makes you stand apart from the competition as a young adult that is simultaneously, still figuring out how to do their laundry or cook a proper meal after all those years living rent-free with family. Therefore, the pressure was all on me conforming to my mother’s very outdated wishes. Thankfully, by the end of this article, during the time in which I received my very first internship offer and booked my one-way plane ticket out of Vancouver, my mum had now became my Number #1 supporter.

I had heard nothing but positive things about co-ops and internships during my time in post-secondary, and became even more interested in participating in one once I transferred to Simon Fraser University in Fall 2017. Prior to starting my journey at SFU as a Communication and Design student, my friends and peers shared with me, their experiences on completing a paid work term. Basically, you take a break for a semester or two from studies, and your semester is instead, working at a company or organization of your choice. Not only do you do the work that you’re given, but co-ops and internships are a great way for you to really dip your toes in the water and see if the industry or work environment you’re in aligns for you. Chances are, you will be working alongside a mentor or someone senior in their position that you can refer to for all of your professional work and developmental needs. Networking with your mentor, in addition to the other interns, and your colleagues are an absolute must, as you can get to know about their own journey, leading up to where they are now. Some of them might have had that struggle on deciding what to do, or where they wanted to be in life when they were your age. All of these reasons was what drew me in into wanting to complete an internship at least once during my time at SFU.

About Me
Hi there, my name is Nadia, and I am a student at Simon Fraser University, or SFU for short — about a 45 minute commute from Downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. I am completing a major in Communication, with a double minor in Interactive Arts + Technology (IAT) and Publishing. I know, it’s a mouthful to say. But since I love to “create things for people” but also “talk and interact with people”, I simply couldn’t choose on just one area of study.

To be honest though, my “very unique” major and double minor isn’t very unique, because the Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology (FCAT) is actually one of the most popular faculties to study at my school. I didn’t invent a dress that activates according to your body temperature or mood, nor did I write an award-winning thesis on the effects of social media and how it is destroying our democracy, because there have been others from the same faculty as I’m in that have all done these things already. But what I am able to share is though, are my accomplishments I have done at SFU, a non-target post-secondary institution in Canada, that has lead me into my pursuit of my first internship.

Okay, so what were the cool things you have done at SFU?
I have been involved in so many extracurricular activities during my time at SFU. I’m thinking whether I even listed every single one of them down in my LinkedIn profile, or if I somehow just missed a club. I will list some of the more memorable clubs I am proud to have been a part of, and what I did for each of these organizations.

First off, during Summer 2017, I joined Her Campus at SFU, which is a chapter stemming from the Her Campus online magazine publication in the US and Canada. I had originally applied for a vacant design position within the club, but a change of heart occurred during the Fall 2017 semester, my very first semester at SFU, after I became more involved in a few other clubs I joined. It was at this time that I discovered a newfound interest in writing, so instead, I ended up taking on a role as a bi-weekly writer, covering topics on education, career, and lifestyle aimed for the female college student. The following 2018–2019 school year, I internally applied for the Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator role in HC SFU’s executive team, as I wanted to learn more about digital marketing and crafting online, digital experiences for an intended audience, particularly in the form of designing effective email newsletters.

Also during Summer 2017, I applied for a Visual Communications Coordinator role for the SFU Student Marketing Association that was for their annual networking conference they held, called Marketing in Focus. Fun fact: I applied for my position while I was still wrapping up my last semester ever at the small community college I was attending in the Greater Vancouver Area before I would be transferring to SFU the following Fall semester. After I sent my application to the VP of Visual Communications and VP of Events, I thought to myself, “Would I even get an interview, considering I’m technically not an SFU student yet?” Well, it just so happened I did get a response back, and next thing, I was frantically searching up directions on Google Maps on getting to the Burnaby campus from my house. When I texted my VP of Visual Communications where the Starbucks on campus was, and after conducting the interview in where these loud coffee roasters were going off, I landed the position. As the first club I ever joined at SFU, I learned a lot after Marketing in Focus that can translate to your own experiences in your first internship position — the logistics of how a club operates, the importance of keeping your executive members happy (eg. hosting socials, checking up on them to make sure they’re not overwhelmed with school and extracurriculars — and if they are, reach out), and what stood out to me when I applied for my specified position, the ins-and-outs of running a successful, sold-out networking conference. I thought this stood out to me the most as I had zero event planning experience at all, and I thought I would be confined to doing just purely design work in my position as Visual Communications Coordinator.

Lastly, I was one of the Communications Coordinators for SFU CAC, the largest social club on campus. Despite its position name, I did ZERO communication whatsoever. People usually think of Communications as written or verbal communication, but if you consider visual communication as one of its main forms, then I guess I did do some communication in the club after all. This 2018–2019 school year, I took the initiative to redo the entire SFU CAC website, which can be found at www.caconline.ca. I wanted to redo the club’s website as the last time ANY executive member touched it was back in 2013–2014… therefore, many of the website’s pages were very outdated, the navigation was hard to maneuver around, and the website visually just didn’t meet up to the design standards of today. Some of my responsibilities when it came to revamping the website was getting feedback from our membership body and asking everyone what they want to see on the new website. Using its dormant content management system (CMS) called WordPress, new and existing pages were revitalized, using a drag-and-drop page builder called Elementor and Jet Elements. This all made for a desktop-friendly experience. Lastly, I led a team of three to help with photography, copywriting, and promotional social media duties. The reception upon CAC Online’s release in February 2019 was truly exceptional, which made me very grateful and proud that I got the chance to take on such a project like this that usually isn’t part of my design skillset.

In all, I learned so many distinct and valuable experiences in each of the clubs I was involved in. For Her Campus at SFU, I practiced descriptive and expository writing and storytelling for my audience, in the form of creative, editorial, or opinion pieces. For SFU SMA, I not only learned the fundamentals of graphic design as a Visual Communications Coordinator, but I got to take a behind-the-scenes look of running a large-scale conference and the complex, detailed management and flow of such an event. Lastly, for SFU CAC, I dove into website and UX/UI design for the first time, something I had never done before during my 4–5 years of digital design work. Thanks to SFU CAC, I can now say with confidence, that website and UX/UI design are new creative fields I can add to my vast list of career and professional interests. Overall, because of my passion of exploring all of these aforementioned interests from school, now starts the story of How I Landed My First-Ever Internship at a Fortune Global 500 Company.

The Internship Hunt
I started applying for internships at the last week of May 2019, before I went to Toronto and New York for a week at the start of the month of June. I resumed my internship hunt once I got back from both cities.

If you’re an eager person like me, and let’s say, you want to start working at your first internship in the Fall semester, start looking at potential companies you would be interested in working in and start revising your resume and cover letter towards the end of your Spring semester so you don’t get disoriented when it comes to the online job application process. But at the same time, depending on the company or industry you’re interested in working for, they might post internship opportunities months ahead. I would personally say that if you’re 100% sure of the industry you plan to work in, then be very proactive in looking for internships once you feel like you’re ready to start working.

From my extracurricular work at SFU, I was extremely fascinated with the potential job positions and industries I could see myself working in, during and after my undergraduate career. In particular, I wanted to go into either the advertising, graphic design, or social media industries. From there, I narrowed it down to those three and looked for internships falling any one of those fields.

Many of my friends applied to at least 15–30 job postings. When I tell people how many postings I applied for, I get kinda anxious cause the number is really unheard of… but if this is your first time doing an internship, you are going to send in A TON of applications anyway. Since this is my first-ever internship, I applied to at least ~150 different positions. That’s right, one-five-zero. But in addition to the standard online job application, I also cold-called recruiters. If it’s a smaller company, like a design agency, then cold-calling the Creative or Art Director.

I have a Google Spreadsheet of all of the places I have applied to. The status of my job applications are colour-coded — many of them are red, meaning that I never heard back from them after a week or two, or I wasn’t the candidate that best suited them. Some of them are a LIGHT GREEN, which means I got an email back for an interview request. However, those same companies that were light green eventually turned red too, because I never received any sort of follow-up, or they simply moved on to their best candidate.

That’s cool and all, but you didn’t answer my question about how you actually looked for internships.
Oh right. For starters, Indeed is a great place to look for internships that get posted. Just be careful when viewing the job posting, cause some companies will ask you to apply specifically on the company website, or tell you to send your application at a specific email address — it’ll usually start with “hello” or “info” [at] thecompanyemailaddress [dot] com. If your school has a co-op or internship program and you’re enrolled in it, then you will definitely have access to their co-op/internship posting portal website.

Some other websites I’ve found helpful in my internship hunt included the following:

• Glassdoor: A website where you search up a company or organization and read reviews on them and the benefits and perks of working at that company, but jobs are posted on there too if they didn’t get cross-posted from Indeed initially.
• Angel.co: This is mostly for start-ups. The website slightly drew me back from using it at first, as you have to create a profile and take the time to customize it so you can apply for job opportunities. If you do apply for jobs on Angel.co though, they do not have a section where you upload your resume or cover letter — your profile is your resume. You can also see the hiring manager or employee at the company you’re applying to that created the job posting, and follow-up with them regarding the status of your application when appropriate.
• LinkedIn: Recruiters or other employees will be the first to share a post before it gets posted publicly, stating that their company or organization is looking to hire an intern. Usually what I do if I’m interested in the posting, is in addition to applying at their company website or sending my application to their email, I will reach out to that person who is working for that company and ask them any questions relating to the posting itself and if they make accommodations to those who are having trouble applying otherwise.
• Plain old Google Search: Apparently if you search on Google of any internships you’re interested in, a box will pop up of all the available job opportunities, when they were posted, and the city you will be working in. Again, like Glassdoor, I’ve seen some postings on Google that didn’t get cross-posted from Indeed.
• This is specifically for those planning to work in an agency, whether that would be from advertising, graphic design, social media, marketing, public relations, and so on: See if the city you’re interested in working for your internship has an industry-specific agency directory. For Toronto, there is a website called www.torontodesigndirectory.com where it lists all of the advertising and design agencies based in the 416. I would view some agencies I would be potentially interested in working for, read their “About” section and the “Work” they’ve done, and cold-call them at an email I can find on their website, usually in the “Contact Us” page.

Cold-Calling
Fairly unheard of, especially when searching for internships. I think it’s because students have so many resources they can refer to when looking for a placement, and looking for your first internship while you’re still an undergrad in post-secondary is quite tough, challenging, and even intimidating anyway. But if you spot a company you would love to work for, but don’t see any open positions available, it doesn’t hurt to contact them, introduce yourself, and explain why you would be a good fit for them. The larger, more corporate companies have a human resources (HR) team you can look up on LinkedIn and send them an InMail message — literally, one of the responsibilities of a recruiter is to find top, skilled workers for their organization. They’re the ones screening your resume, making recommendations to hiring managers, setting up interviews, and finally, performing reference and background checks. This shouldn’t be confused with talent acquisition specialists, where they’re the ones that continuously develop the staffing needs of their organization.

I noticed in the advertising and design industry, that job postings seldom get posted. In the 2.5/3 months during my internship hunt, slightly more than half of my ~150 applications were actually cold-calls addressed to these creative agencies. This method was fairly successful — I actually got a response back from the Creative Director or Account Manager. Unfortunately, those responses were just them saying that there are no vacant openings available at the moment, but it was nice that I considered their company for possible employment. One advertising agency got back to me, was curious about the work I’ve done, and wanted to schedule a Skype interview with me. But again, they just didn’t have any openings, but was happy to know I was interested in their agency and completing an internship with them sometime.

I changed my mind about the ad industry and I want to go to the tech industry now 🤔
I’m from Vancouver, British Columbia, and in my province, it is illegal to complete an unpaid co-op or internship term. If you go to SFU or The University of British Columbia (UBC) and are enrolled in their co-op program, the intent of their program is for you to complete a term for work experience while you get paid for it anyway. Since I was conducting my internship hunt in two cities, which were Toronto and Montreal, the provinces of Ontario and Quebec don’t really have enforced laws regarding students employed at an internship. Therefore, my internship hunt was harder than I expected it to be, had I searched for opportunities in only Vancouver.

I applied for a few tech companies, but didn’t think too much about it, really. But from what I remember from the networking events and hackathons I attended, that my colleagues who have worked in tech have immensely enjoyed it and would even recommend it to someone too, even if tech isn’t their forté. Why? For one, tech is a rapidly growing and evolving market. When people think of tech, they think of the typical jobs such as IT support or software development. The jobs in tech go beyond just those two positions — you even got creative people working in this industry now, as a matter of fact. One of my disciplines of study I’ve been studying in school for the past 5 years, which is design, is unsurprisingly in high demand now. Secondly, tech companies are known for the work/life balance they offer to their employees. I think it’s unbelievably awesome how much compassion to show to us, because work shouldn’t literally be work. Employee benefits and perks such as free lunches, cool office equipment, and healthcare/dental are a bonus when joining a top company, but in my opinion, these benefits should be a must in order to retain great employee and job satisfaction. Lastly, I am a huge advocate for personal and professional growth and development. Learning shouldn’t be limited to just higher education (eg. colleges and universities). Tech companies will make sure their employees are up-to-date on the latest that is going on in the industry, so that they perform their best work they can. Websites such as Lynda.org offer educational videos to everyone for just about any kind of subject they wish to learn — from learning how to use Adobe software like Photoshop and Illustrator, to project management in business. For these reasons, made me switch from ad to tech last minute. And it so happened that everything fell into place too — I will continue talking about tech towards the end of this article, but I want to share some more tips to you all for a successful internship hunt.

Resumes and Cover Letters
I feel like this is the part where basically everyone comes up to me and asks me to review their resume or asks me how I wrote a concise resume that is to-the-point and lands you the interview. I am in the works of writing another blog article that dives deeper into making sure your job applications truly stand out and that the chances of you getting a response back happen promptly. But for now, I will give you these favoured tips, starting with resumes —

• Make it one page. Seriously. The co-op program at the school I go to says you should make your resume two pages, especially if this is your first co-op or internship you’re going to be working at. At the same time though, they said hiring managers will literally look at your resume for less than 2–5 seconds and then move on to the next resume. So I don’t understand why they tell students to make their resume two pages long in the end. But yeah, just make it one page.
• Do not put an objective on your resume. Your education, experience, whether that’s paid work, volunteer, or project experience, as well as your skillset/toolbox, should tell the hiring manager why you’re interested in the position you applied for.
• Make sure to utilize the space in that one page you’re given. Don’t have enough experience? Consider taking up a new skill or certification and add it in your resume. I was really interested in social media internships, but I lacked adequate experience relating to social media. For a week in April 2019, I took a Hubspot course on Social Media, and received a certification that is valid until May 2021, for completing the required modules.

Cover Letters
Everyone says that when applying for jobs, to write a very unique and tailored cover letter for every single position you’re applying for. I found a way to work around that, cause ain’t nobody got time to write a completely different cover letter for all the job postings and opportunities that’s out there. During my internship hunt, I had one cover letter that I submitted for the ~150 positions I applied for. And for this, use a template which should act as the skeleton for your cover letter. The template I came up with, went by the following —

• Introducing myself, my major (And if applicable, my minor) at school or what program I’m in, and a unique fact or accomplishment from me that can translate well to the position I’m applying for and the company’s mission and values. This accomplishment should pose as a question to the hiring manager who will be reading your cover letter — When was the last time you achieved something that proved to be a success?
• Why I wish to work for X or Y organization. I go in-depth by researching them to get a taste of what they do, as well as their branding and reputation, whether it is through the pages on their website, presence on their social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, and reading articles on them that are published from Forbes, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg, etc.
• A recent design or communications project I’ve done while I was in school, and how that project ties into my skillset and the work the company does on a normal basis. I go back to the unique fact/accomplishment I mentioned at the beginning of my cover letter, and address my question I asked earlier — that X or Y project I worked on has been my most recent and fulfilling accomplishment so far in my undergraduate career.
• My availability, when I’ll be going back to school, how many semesters I have left before I graduate.

Interviews
Ah yes, you have finally made it to (hopefully) the last stage of your internship hunt — the interview. There are many types of interviews that hiring managers and recruiters use to select the perfect candidate, but some of the most common ones you can prepare for are:

• In-person or face-to-face: If you are applying to places locally, then you will obviously be having this type of interview. The person who is interviewing you will likely be the manager you will be working with, so that he/she can get to know you more, your work style, and see if you are a right fit for the organization. There are many interview questions and tips found online in order to prepare you for your in-person interview, so I’ll just leave it as is.
• Group: My least favourite type of interview, to be honest. If you end up getting a group interview, I would suggest taking the time and rehearsing your answers for the questions they might ask you. I’ve talked to candidates in group interviews I was invited to and have gotten to know them before the interview started, only for them to screw up big time once the ball gets rolling — especially if these candidates are very shy or they haven’t practiced their public speaking skills enough. But not just rehearse your answers and make yourself sound like a robot — add some flair and a sense of humour too (Of course, make your jokes appropriate for everyone who will be present).
• Portfolio: This is more if you’re in the creative field. If you are in the field anyway, then you should know by now that you will have to present your portfolio during the interview. In past interviews, I give a short tour of my website to the hiring manager and briefly explain the pages I have on my website — since I have a “Blog” page, this might not be as common to others with a design portfolio. I like to tell the interviewer that the reason why I have a blog on my website is to express what’s on my mind, outside of my design bubble. And for the portfolio pieces themselves, choose at least three of your best works, and present each one of them as a case study. A case study in design is where you outline the program you’re being given in your project, and how you came about for the proposed solution.
• Telephone: And my favourite type of interview, tbh. Since I applied to places outside of Vancouver, all of my internship interviews were conducted over the phone. A few days before my scheduled call, I usually make a Word document and I search up some of the possible questions that they’ll ask me, but for my answers, I try to write them in a way in which I can connect my answers to similar questions I might be asked. The STAR method helps me a lot when coming up with my answers — STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. An important note I’d like to give out is that if you’re given a telephone interview, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t prepare for it in advance! Also, if you have your answers right in front of you, don’t sound like you’re reading it straight off your computer or mobile device, or you’ll just sound monotonous, a robot, and just straight up not passionate about wanting to land your desired position.
• Skype: Similar to phone interviews, and similar to in-person interviews. I also had some Skype interviews during my internship hunt. My tips are sorta similar to the “In-person” and “Telephone” ones as mentioned above, but if you’re given a Skype interview, you should still dress professionally and make sure you’re doing your interview in a quiet and clean room. The interviewer won’t know where you are, but he/she can definitely see the stuff scattering around in the background when you’re video calling them.

Internship Offer!
After a million job applications sent, countless all-nighters perfecting your resume and cover letter, and figuring out what answers you should give out in your interview, you finally received an internship offer. Congratulations!

Don’t accept your offer right away — take the time to review it, if you’re allowed to. When I received my internship offer, I asked if I could spend a few days reviewing it so I can ask the recruiter or the hiring manager the questions I had in mind if I were to accept my offer. Some of the questions I wanted to ask included the following:

• Start date: For me, I was asked to start right away — I think two weeks after I would have received my offer. If you are applying for internships during a busy school semester, I would definitely ask your recruiter if you are able to start at least a week and a half after your semester ends, just for that ease of transition from school to work.
• Hours of work: Since I would be moving away from Vancouver for the Fall 2019 semester, I was looking for full-time internships where I would be working Monday to Friday, 40 hours/week.
• Contract length: Again, since I would be relocating for this position, the duration of my internship, and if there is a possibility for extension if I do a good job.
• Location: If you applied to an internship for multiple locations, check to see which location you will actually be working at. When I received my offer, I had the choice to work in either Vancouver or Montreal. But since my company has multiple offices in Canada, I asked if Toronto could be an option too.
• Responsibilities and tasks you will be working on: When I applied for my internship I had accepted, the public job posting showed a brief list of duties I would be responsible to work on. Check to see a more comprehensive list of tasks you’ll get to perform once you receive your offer.
• Benefits: Usually for co-op and internship placements, since it is a fixed contract and not long-term employment, you probably won’t receive the cool benefits that a full-time employee would get. I would still check to see what perks you’re eligible for during your time with your company or organization though — this could be from those free lunches in the cafeteria, to paid travel expenses for a conference event.
• Your contract, but on writing: ALWAYS ALWAYS ask for EVERYTHING in WRITING!!! Your contact will list your start and end date, the location you will be working at, and your compensation. In an era where internships are becoming the norm for students to partake in during their time in college or university, many of these students are making the decision to work for free. NEVER work for a company for free, and in fact, if you live in certain provinces in Canada, such as BC, unpaid internships are illegal in the first place anyway. As mentioned earlier in this article, for my school’s co-op program, it is required that participating students must be paid for their co-op placement, while of course, get school credit at the same time.

Where I will be working for my first internship!
For the first time ever in my post-secondary career, I will NOT be going back to school this September! Instead, I moved to the other side of Canada on Friday, August 16, from Vancouver to Montreal. I will be working at SAP Canada as a Consumer Industries Communications Intern et j’ai hâte (I look forward) to my role!

As soon as I got the email from SAP asking to confirm my phone interview request, I knew this would definitely be the company to work for my first internship. I’ve heard about SAP through my school actually. Many of my friends, who are either in the Business program, known as The Beedie School of Business, or in Communication Studies or in IAT, either completed a co-op/internship term at SAP and some of them work there full-time now. Many of the SAP employees back in Vancouver usually attend networking events that the clubs at SFU host, and these people share to students about the position they’re in, a typical day on the job, and why they enjoy working at a top tech company in the globe.

SAP in Canada, and in many other countries such as the US, is a top employer to work for. In the Canadian locations, notably Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, they have collaborative workspaces, a micro-market, gyms and showers, and wellness rooms for their employees. They take great pride in sustainability, diversity & inclusivity, and social awareness initiatives, such as volunteering abroad, Green Programs, and recognizing employees of minorities and those who are LGBTQ+. And the internship program that SAP has, called the Internship Experience Project (iXp), is where interns get to work on real-world projects, meet and network with managers, executives, and professionals, receive mentoring, develop their professional learning skills, and participate in their local community. It is a very progressive workplace to work for, and I cannot be any more happier to be at SAP.

So remember how I’m in SFU CAC, correct? One of the club alumni now works at the Yaletown office and was able to give me a tour when I visited it back when I was still in Vancouver during the Summer. I was really amazed and in awe of the amount of employees just taking it easy there, while of course, making sure the work that get assigned to them, gets completed on time and efficiently. This pretty much sealed the deal for me that I wanted to work at SAP, and hopefully secure a full-time gig once I graduate from SFU very soon.

Any additional tips?
The whole co-op/internship hunting experience for me this Summer has been equal parts stressful and rewarding. At one point, a few days before I actually received my offer from SAP, I really felt like I was getting nowhere with my internship search and if I should just go back to school in the Fall instead. Being diligent, open-minded, and maintaining a strong work ethic was what aided me throughout this whole process. If you’ve come to the end of my article, I wish you the best in your internship hunt, and of course, everything you do in life. Stay tuned for an upcoming blog post on Pink Crown Creative, where I will talk about my very own tips on job applications and interviews that I personally use myself.

Works Cited (Because I am a good Communication Studies student that was taught to cite all of my sources in APA format):
Rodriguez, C., Zhao, J., and Ferguson, S F. (2016, December 7). Co-op participation of college and bachelor’s graduates. Retrieved from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75-006-x/2016001/article/14692-eng.pdf?st=VOHEBsug

Follow me elsewhere!
- Portfolio Website
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Resources:
- A similar Medium post by Kelsey Yin (And in fact, the main inspiration behind writing this article for you all)
- Annette Nguyen’s Google Doc on Networking and Interviewing
- Angela Su’s LinkedIn article on the How To’s of Internships and Co-Op Placements
- Subtle Asian Networking
- Asian Creative Network