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Find Suitable Opportunities

Get smarter about applying to opportunities that are most suitable for you.

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Here are the common types of student opportunities to search for:

Type

Suggested Experience & Education Level

Duration

Compensation/Fee

Impact on Resume

⛺️ Summer Camp

  • Any level of experience
  • Some require certain grade levels or age
  • 1 - 8 weeks
  • Some are offered for free or provide scholarships
  • Most have a tuition

🥇 High if the camp is prestigious and you hold a leadership position/win an award

🥈 Medium if the camp is prestigious but you don’t hold a leadership position/win an award

🥉 Low if you’re simply a participant

📖 Course

  • Any level of experience
  • There can be prerequisites of other courses
  • Online, self-paced: 2 - 25 hours
  • School: 15 - 16 weeks
  • Some are offered for free or provide scholarships
  • Most have a tuition

🥇 High if from renowned institution and related to interest

🥈 Medium if from less-known institution or online platform related to interest

🥉 Low if from less-recognized institution or not related to interest

👥 Student club/ organization

  • Any level of experience and grade level
  • 1+ month
  • Some don’t have costs associated
  • Some require membership fees or inquire for donations

🥇 High if related to interest and you have a big contribution

🥈 Medium if related to interest but you don’t have a big contribution

✋ Volunteer

  • Any level of experience
  • Some require certain grade levels or age
  • 50 - 200 hours
  • No costs associated

🥇 High if related to interest

🥈 Medium if not related to interest

🏆 Competition

  • Any level of experience
  • There can be prerequisites of courses
  • Few hours - several months
  • Some have a low fee
  • Most don’t have costs associated

🥇 High if related to interest and win/rank

🥉 Low if not related to interest and don’t win/rank

🔍 Research

  • Any level of experience
  • Some require certain grade levels or age
  • 3 - 12 months
  • Most are offered for free
  • Some have a tuition and provide scholarships

🥇 High if gets published

🥈 Medium if doesn’t get published but views are high

🥉 Low if doesn’t get published and views are low

💼 Internship, externship, apprenticeship

  • Minimal or any level of professional experience
  • Some require certain grade levels or age
  • Internship: 1-6 months
  • Externship: 1-3 weeks
  • Apprenticeship: 1-5 years
  • Some are unpaid
  • Some pay a minimum/low wage or stipend
  • Some programs have a tuition associated

🥇 High if related to interest and demonstrate your impact

🥈 Medium if related to interest but you don’t have much impact

🥉 Low if doesn’t relate to interest

💸 Job

  • Minimal or any level of professional experience
  • Some require certain grade levels or age
  • 2 months - ongoing
  • Pay a minimum, low, or average wage

🥇 High related to interest

🥈 Medium/🥉 Low if not related to interest

Top ways to search online for these opportunities:

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Google

LinkedIn, Indeed, Internships.com, Standout Search, Forage

Volunteer: Idealist, VolunteerMatch

School’s club/org database

A numbers game: as you are early in your career and not a very competitive candidate, you must be proactive in seeking opportunities. Apply to as many opportunities that could be a good fit as possible, and see what comes back to you!


Start small: search and apply to 5-10 opportunities a week until you get what you desire.


📧 Get into the habit of checking your emails every day and night, and enable email notifications on your phone, so that you don’t miss out on any opportunities!