FINDING INTERNSHIPS > Why Was I Not Considered?

InternMatch uses your preferences to find internships most compatible with how you work. The more preferences you choose, the better our algorithm works for you. Use this page to Edit your preferences to get the best out of our matching engine.

Every Employer looks for specific skills and qualifications during the recruitment process. It’s impossible to know from the outside what’s going on behind the scenes in a hiring process. It is important that you fill in all your information and choose the right preferences so that InternMatch can find most compatible internships for you. Always strive to have a profile that is 100% complete. Follow the tips below to help you get matched with Employers.

TIPS TO HELP YOU GET MATCHED WITH EMPLOYERS

DOS

•Use Internmatch to tailor your profile keywords to the internship description.

•Include your top skills in your Skill Profile

•Use the exact internship title from the internship description on your resume if possible. If you haven’t had the exact title, you can do this by tweaking a previous internship title that had the same functions or using an introductory statement.

•Opt for a career summary when including an introductory statement.

•Include months and years in your work history (e.g. 11/2017, November 2017, Nov 2017).

•List accomplishments on your resume profile instead of only job duties. Using measurable results in percentages, time, and dollars prove your value.

•Use abbreviations and acronyms to account for all ATS searches [e.g., Certified Public Accountant (CPA)].

•Save your resume with a professional file name. Your first name, last name, and the position works great.

DONT'S

•Use the same generic resume for every internship.

•Include a “References Upon Request” section.

•Include a headshot on your resume.

•Waste space on a resume objective statement.

•Overuse keywords in an unnatural way just to get noticed by the ATS. This is called “resume keyword stuffing” and hiring managers are trained to notice it.

•Copy and paste the entire job description in white text to your resume to make it “ATS-optimized.” This is easily noticed.

•Add skills you don’t actually have to your resume.

•Rely on variations or different tenses of keywords found in the internship description. Use exact matches when possible.

•Get too creative with design (i.e., fancy fonts, tables, formats).

•Submit your resume before spell-checking or having someone else review it.