Internships are the perfect opportunities to gain new experience and get your foot in the door at a company.

Internships can be full-time, part-time, paid, for school credit, seasonal, online, and for any major. However, the search and journey to finding an internship can be tedious.

Here are some ways to make it all easier:

1. Clean up your resume

The point of a resume is to land you an interview. Customize your resume for each employer and position. Even if you have "no experience," you do! You just have to get creative.

To do this, quantify your action statements.

If you worked at a restaurant, it sounds a lot better to say "I served between 200 to 300 customers per shift" and "handled up to $2,000 in cash" compared to saying "I flipped burgers last summer."

Clubs, organizations, classes, and projects are all experience too.

2. LinkedIn

LinkedIn is your best friend when it comes to searching for internships, connections, and professional development. You can create job alerts for internships in your area, research companies, and even network with previous interns.

The more information and detail you can include in your profile, the better.

3. Internships.com and job search sites

These websites are additional great tools to locate job postings and companies. Use caution when surfing sites and realize that some postings may be outdated.

4. Reaching out

If you are struggling to find an internship or see no opportunities available, have no fear.

Reach out to a company for an informational interview. Ask to learn more about their business and what problems they need to be solved. The point of companies hiring employees is to solve some sort of issue they have. If you can be the solution, demonstrate how you could potentially help their business as an intern.

If the timing is off, ask for the recruiter to keep your resume on file and think of you for future opportunities.

5. The interview

The best way to prepare for an interview is to become a company expert. Do your research and understand how and why you would be a good fit for this business.

How can you serve as a solution to their issues?

After the interview, follow up with a thank you card.

Keep your head up and have the best of luck with your career search!