>>3641824Hi fren,
I have a response for you, I have no idea if any of this is non-generic information, but hopefully something is useful for you! Also, some of this might be irrelevant for your particular program/application process as I obviously didn’t want to pry to much into your specifics, so I just sent them a general inquiry.
The content is 0% mine, I’m just formatting for easier 4chanz viewing (and made it easier to understand e.g., changing “they” to “you”). If I capitalized something, it was something they emphasized in italics, caps, etc.
- Polish your resume/CV and keep it to ONE PAGE. You might hear otherwise, but the sheer volume of these that people receive is incredible, and during bulk application periods I’ve seen the entire pile trimmed down based solely on page numbers. The general idea is that if you’re applying to an internship, you haven’t done anything impressive enough to justify more than one page. Small margins and 10pt font are ok, but don’t go under 10.
- [Related] You may have been told that our rirekisho [CV] are 2-3 pages long, this is true, but that’s for people with substantial career experience. The majority of our internship hires use concise one page submissions, because they often don’t have the material to go to 2-3 pages without it looking too fluffy.
- If you are going to be interviewed, either over Skype or in person, practice that in advance. Yes, this field attracts a lot of people who don’t interview well, however, if you DO interview well that WILL separate you out. Also, don’t practice in front of a mirror, practice in front of people if you can, and if it’s a webcam learn to look at the CAMERA, I know recruiters who get personally offended if someone just stares at their screen rather than looking straight into the camera.
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