The best way to find an internship part 2(click here for part 1) Last time in part 1, I told you about my personal crappy experience of searching for an internship and this time it is starting to look better. Other than that, it think I have got a few pretty helpful tips for you guys who are gonna be searching for an internship next semester. Like I already said start in time.
Easy way to make your email more effective
When you apply for your internship you might be sending companies an email with your full motivation letter and CV. On the other hand, why not just writing the most important things in the email itself without any attachment. Obviously, you should tell them that if they are interested you can mail them a full cover letter and CV on demand. Think about it, most of the time they just have a look at it real quick anyway, and why would someone open an attachment from someone they’ve never heared of? (just give it a try)
Putting yourself on the map
I emailed to the dutch embassies of several Asian countries most of them replied referring me to organisations for Dutch companies in the specific countries. In Singapore for example there is a website for dutch companies where students can put an add for internship opportunities.
Unusual experience
I had another unusual experience took place in a hostel in Guangzhou (China) where I was working on a HES assignment. A few hours before the deadline about 5AM in China I was finalizing the assignment and all alone in the lobby of the hostel (the only place with internet). Than a french dude came around because he couldn’t sleep or something. Well I started talking to him and it turned out he was running outsourcing business in China! PRETTY COOL! So after a while he told me quite a lot about his firm and over 15 years experience in Asian business. On the end, he said there would be an opportunity for me and we had some email contact later on. However, by the time it became pretty sure that I could work for him it turned out that I had some other offers as well. Yeah if you just contact a whole lot of companies there will be at least a couple replying and some of them may even turn out to offer you an internship.
How I got the internship
Finally I got the internship through just old fashion word of mouth, a friend of a friend of a friend worked at the company. So here the classic advice is to make sure you tell all your contacts you are looking for an internship and perhaps one will give you a golden tip!
This is all I can say, don’t blame me if it doesn’t work out for you. I’m not a specialist either this is just my experience!
When you are looking for Babylonix network you end up here. No problem, we are the same organization and for now if you want to login or sign up for Babylonix you have to click on the box on the right side which says “Log in to Babylonix”.
When you login to Babylonix you get free access to mock exams, reports, friend profiles, groups, activities, photos, chat, forums, etc. See you around!
I gotta feeling woooohoooo that tonight is gonna be a good night, that tonight is gonna a be a good good night!!! Thats how Black Eyes & Peas tune will warm up the night tonight @ Club HOME. This party is gonna be a blast and everybody will talk about it in the next couple of days so you better come and become part of it!! Photos and videos will be later published here and in our facebook fan page.
iStudyatHES now has a Facebook fan page. We also have a group but the fan page is more dynamic since our updates can be seen in your homepage. Don’t worry, we won’t publish any cheap stuff, just the most relevant things that interests us all.
So if you have Facebook (I guess all of us have), please become a fan.
Last week I received lots of emails from the HES/HvA with questionnaires asking for my opinion about all sorts of HES related stuff. Of course the HES would not be the HES if half of them was not applicable to me but I did fill most of the questionnaires because i study at hes.
Sure it will cost you a little of your precious time but I know all you guys are complaining about everything but never to the right person. SO TAKE YOUR CHANCE, FILL IN THESE QUESTIONNAIRES and help to improve the quality of the HES.
By the way, there is one about Sorbon so you can actually tell Sorbon all about your good and bad experience. Do you remember one of the early days iStudyatHES.com discussions about Sorbon?
Babylonix and iStudyatHES would like to offer you the opportunity to party togheter with us and your fellow (exchange) students at our Beach Barbeque Party ! We also give you the opportunity to drink lots of cheap beverages (only €1,50 for a beer, wine, sangria or soda), play beach sports and enjoy the delicious tasting BBQ food (which is allowable to eat for all religions).
Tickets available next week at the HES entrance. Be quick only 150 tickets available!
What do you get for €10,-
• Full BBQ, salads and baguettes
• Cheap drinks. Beer, wine and soda all at €1.50
• Free transportation by bus to and from beachclub ‘Que Pasa?’ at Zandvoort.
(Bus leaves from station Sloterdijk, Amsterdam)
• Beach games and a lot of fun
• A DJ which provides the music
• The opportunity to meet other international students and meet new people!
What do you need to do to join the party?
Register as a member of Babylonix on our website www.babylonix.com. It’s FREE so don’t hesitate. You can also reserve your place by sending an email at babylonix@gmail.com. Buy tickets in the central hall of the HES from Tuesday the 2th of June till Friday the 5th of June (from 12.00 to 14.00), or buy it the latest at the 6th of June at 15.00 before the bus leaves from the station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
Since now iStudyatHES.com collaborates closely with Babylonix therefore in order to browse and download the exams you have to sign up for free to Babylonix, click in the image!!
Who and What is Babylonix??
It is an international network for Economics, Management & Business education which will get together HES students, teachers and in the future students all around Holland and the world! Sign up to Babylonix for free!!!
It’s hot, books are hot lately (and Yolanthe is hot too). Everyone needs to buy books, nobody wants to pay a lot of money so have a look to the Get books site> www.getbooks.istudyathes.com and find your books!
These are the lastest books published (click to see them)
As you know, Facebook is one of the most popular networks in the world. It has a more international approach than local networks such as Hyves and Netlog. Look at this:
More than 90 million active users
Facebook is the 4th most-trafficked website in the world (comScore)
Facebook is the most-trafficked social media site in the world (comScore)
iStudyatHES.com has already a group where you can join to be notified of the best deals, free tickets and important annoucements regarding the HES Amsterdam life. You gotta be member of this group, JOIN NOW!!!
Click on the logo to join! (you should be member of the network to join)
