Here, I will tell you some important ideas that will help you get unprecedented advantage when you start applying for your internships.

An HR needs the most capable employee in the least possible time. So that HR can impress her/his supervisors. HR’s are in a tricky situation, they are responsible for recruitment, but the one under whom the intern is going to work is the decision maker. Because, HR knows recruitment, and not about the work that the selected intern is going to do, they are given Job descriptions. HR dosn’t care what all do you know in your field, if it is not in the Job Description, in the same jargons.

An intern has to prove that he is more relevant than most of the students who have applied for the position. If HR finds a student amongst the most relevant applicants, he will get an interview. HR judges the relevance by comparing The Job Description & Your Resume. everything else about you is irrelevant until HR thinks your are amongst the most relevant applicants, That is your resume is more relevant to the Job Description than the most applicants.

In europe, each HR handles nearly 10 job vacancies at a time. For each vacancy, an HR receives nearly 200 job applications. From HR’s perspective, the task is to give offer to 10 from 2000.

What is the most intuitive & effective way to do this task?

Shortlist 1 : Skimming

Shortlist 2: Teleskimming/ profile audit/ HR interview

Shortlist 3: decision maker interview

Shortlist 4: Task

Offer