When searching for an internship. I started with the Google search engine and I searched for job titles. Since I wanted to apply for UX/UI-related designer jobs, I typed in ‘UX/UI summer internship’. However, many applications have already closed since the time I was researching.
My job-research started around March. I have bookmarked some jobs but didn’t apply. Because I wanted to refine my resume and portfolio. I wish I could do them earlier, but I did not think my portfolio was ready at the time. Many big companies like Google and Amazon closed summer job applications around February and March.
Instead of being stuck with limited jobs available for UX/UI design. I went to my plan B. One of my design professors has told me that many companies when they are looking for UX/UI designers, they don’t always write it on the job title. And you can transition from one position to another when you got into the company if it is available. Therefore, I changed it to ‘graphic design internship summer’ and many results showed up.
After days of researching on job search sites, such as ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor, Indeed, Handshake, and LinkedIn. I have sent out my resume to six companies and have heard back from three. And I accepted one interview and successfully got the offer from a non-profit organization. However, because of the time conflict, I decided to intern at an educational institution while waiting for the non-profit organization to pass my paperwork.
The educational institution is a small office located in Brooklyn, New York. The office has less than 15 employees and its primary business is designing for the educational institution from its branding to marketing to public image. The goal is to ‘Understanding the educational institution’s core identity, ideals, and impact — and being able to articulate them to an external audience — are key ways that the educational institution’s community can work together to enhance our stature.’ And I will be working on video and motion projects whether it is for public image, marketing, or branding.
