This is the last part of How to apply for internship to colleges and Universities Series?
I think you will like this post as its nothing conceptual or
anything to learn about. Just ease yourself and read through this conversation
I had with a professor when I got a chance to stay with him during a workshop. There
is nothing to like or dislike with this post. Just a dialogue! Read and Enjoy
I would mention just the important lines that may sound
interesting to you.
Me: Sir, I am just curious to know, how do you select
interns from the number of application/emails you receive daily?
Prof: Look, We all know that you guys don’t know anything
about Management, be it marketing, finance, or for that matter anything related
to your subject of application.
Me: Yeah Sir, that’s true as we don’t get much exposure to
these subjects at the UG level.
Prof: We understand that, and that’s why, remember that
don’t flaunt about your management knowledge in your application. If you have
any achievement, that’s perfectly fine, but never mention things like, I am a
student with keen interest in management and have special corner for the
various frameworks in management like porter’s 5 forces, 4 C’s etc.
Me: Sir, I probably don’t even know about all this.
Prof. But, yeah, students do this. Look I will tell you how
we select intern. What you guys do is, copy all the e-mail ids and send it to
all the Profs who exist. Even it has happened that my colleague in IIM and I (I
should always follow the other person you are referring to, if the reference is
in good sense. Follow the reverse for negative sense of message! Grammar Gyan:
P) have actually found that you guys send emails to the Profs of the same
institute at the same time of the day.
Me: (with signs of embarrassment) Yes, sir, we actually do
that.
Prof: We know it, so don’t feel bad about it. All of you do
this. So we generally ignore it. What I
personally see is that how personalized the mail is. Does it refer to me as a
specific individual or just another “Dear Sir”. Moreover, the content of the
email is very important along with CV. I chose you because I found that even
you hardly had any experience in this side, but the hard work put in designing
the mail was evident. Moreover the time factor is very important. You were
lucky that you applied 6 months before. I was about to close my account for
that summer intake when you applied.
Me: (Just thinking). Oh. This is how they
select. How lucky I am that I got to know this! :PP.S. : This is based on my experieInce with my Professor of IIM C. Every professor may have his/her own criteria for selecting students.
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