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When you are applying for summer internships, it is important to use every resource you have at your disposal. LinkedIn and Handshake are great tools to use to make connections, find new networking events, and potentially secure internships. However, you may not know how to make the most of each platform. Check out our guide to using LinkedIn and Handshake effectively!

Interviews are undoubtedly an essential part of any application process, and with summer right around the corner, many students are looking for opportunities to work or intern in the city. While bringing up attendance at Columbia or Barnard might be a given in an interview, what exactly sets a student here apart from others at similarly distinguished institutions? What about Columbia is unique to making better future employees? Below are some pointers to help convey exactly that to those interviewers.

As you progress through the first half of this fall semester, you may have a certain thought lingering at the back of your mind: How can I obtain an internship for the summer? This is something that many students probably worry about, but most don’t know that the Center for Career Education offers internship programs!

You have two first-round interviews next week, have a cover letter due at 11:59 p.m. that you haven’t began writing, and want to improve your resumé but don’t know how.

If one of the purposes of the University is to equip students to enter the professional world, what does it say about Columbia’s pre-professional culture that students perceive CCE to be primarily focused on finance, consulting, and tech?

For many undergraduates at Columbia, majoring in film and media studies is viewed as risky, especially for low-income students who feel unable to pursue independent film projects without compensation. Only 17 students graduated with film studies majors in 2017.

The webpages for Barnard and Columbia’s art history departments share an emphasis on one theme: the advantage of studying arts in New York City. From the Gagosian to the MoMA, some of the world’s most important art institutions are around the corner from campus, easily accessible and offering opportunities for students to pursue career training in the field.

At some point in my first year I realized that I wasn't partaking in the authentic Columbia experience—I had somehow neglected to stress out about internships. After a cursory search on LionSHARE, Columbia's job-posting platform, I found a listing for a startup which claimed to embrace a culture of "fun" and "nerdiness." I applied and was invited to the startup's office in Brooklyn, where I was informed of my new title: graphic design consultant. I accepted without giving it too much thought—admittedly, I wasn't in a position where I had to seriously weigh my options.

The Engineering Student Council discussed upcoming professional opportunities, new mentoring initiatives, and academic advising improvements at its general body meeting this Sunday.

Three years after the completion of a report detailing the effectiveness of Columbia's Center for Career Education, students are still concerned about the opportunities available at the center.