In today’s competitive job market, where not only more students are graduating college each and every year, where doing one internship is almost mandatory, you must somehow find a way to differentiate yourself from other candidates. And I will start by saying, one internship is just not enough.

Aside from internships, more and more educational institutes offer graduate programs known as (4+1) or (5 Year MBA) programs that require little to no work experience but can still enroll in the program and receive the degree.

Basically, the job market is competitive now, and it will only get worse. While you are a young and fresh millennial, learn how to place yourself in line with opportunities. They don’t just come knocking at your door.

My advice to you is to not only set yourself apart by having an impressive Elevator Pitch, a detailed LinkedIn and a meticulous resume and cover letter combo but have more than one internship. Most would say two, I would tell you three. For more than just the reason that it will look good on your resume but it will teach you a few things.

It will expose you to different types of work environments, jobs, and people. It would be extremely unusual for someone to fall in love with their first internship.

It is no different than choosing a college, and sometimes you need to try out a few before you find the one. The beautiful thing about internships is that they are not permanent, and you can have as many as you want. You can “try before you buy” so to speak and sometimes you can even get paid for it!

Think of it this way, the more internships, the more exposure, the more knowledge and the more networking opportunities-why would you ever say no?

Take advantage of the resources available to us and the opportunities we have at our fingertips! Believe it or not, people are more than willing to share what they do and how they do it with students who are eager to learn.

You never know quite where an opportunity could be, but you do know that when you work hard and put yourself out there, you're creating an advantage for yourself.

Don't do the bare minimum, because all you will get is the bare minimum.