Internships.

[swolff13]

Hello all -

Summer's coming, and I'd like to intern at a few potential locations. I'm a junior in high school currently, and the internship would take place over one month of the coming summer. I know a few local companies who have offered to take me, though I'm still trying to nab some of the more fruitful internships in LA or New York. That said, I have a lot of letter-writing and self promoting/explaining to do.

I'm sure a good amount of you have experience on internships - do you have any general tips on what has been an effective method of securing one? At the moment, I'm sending out e-mails to all contacts I can find, briefly explaining that I'd like to pursue the industry and would love any opportunity to get as close to the action as possible. Should I provide links to my work in the introductory e-mails as well, or should I hold off / never send those? Also, has anybody had a pleasurable experience with a company or individual that may be willing to take me? Location wise, I'm somewhat open - I've saved some money, and I have some family in/near cities like LA or New York that I could probably camp out with for the summer. I live in Arizona, if that changes anything. Anything helps!

Thanks,
Sam

 

[directorik]

Summer's coming, and I'd like to intern at a few potential locations. I'm a junior in high school currently, and the internship would take place over one month of the coming summer. I know a few local companies who have offered to take me, though I'm still trying to nab some of the more fruitful internships in LA or New York.

Summer internships at Los Angeles based companies are usually
filled in late January/early February. I suggest you stick with the
local companies for this summer and in Sept/Oct start contacting
LA/NY companies for summer of 2013.