Internship advice needed - Am I cooked?
Hello everyone,
Thanks for taking the time to read my very first post! I am a Junior attending a non-target college, I've applied for 20+ internships at the time I have written this post and spent a couple hours daily, including weekends, for the last two months applying for internships and haven't gotten anything except for two hire views which I never heard anything back from.
More about me:
I've been active as a youth, participating in my high school soccer team and attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. I also went to one of the top 5 best public schools in Pennsylvania, which is where I'm from. I have the SIE, BMC, certifications from LSE, CPR/AED certified, and I'm working on a certification from the CFAI. I have skills in excel, Bloomberg, and Refinitiv (now LSEG workspace). I've held the same two jobs for four years and I have a good GPA. I've also been active at my school, with me being an analyst team lead for the student investment club.
I don't know what to do anymore, I have genuinely done everything I can think of. Networking, referrals, handwritten letters, cold emails, certifications, resume workshops, interview practices. I even have parents that work in the industry that helped me throughout the process.
Literally nothing seems to be working on top of that everyone around me is getting offers for the exact opportunities I've been applying to, while not being half as qualified. Like I mentioned above, I have parents that work in the industry so I've been learning about finance since I could walk. I even have a disability, so I count as DEI.
I feel like no matter what I do, nothing works. I know I'm not supposed to complain but I truly don't know what else I can do and I'm starting to lose hope. If you have any advice to offer me, that would be greatly appreciated.
- Lost monkey
20 applications is nothing
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