Discuss “Getting your foot in the door”

Internships have become an essential component to undergraduate education. In many fields, applying for internships has become as stressful for students as applying to college itself was. In order to be considered for competitive jobs, students at colleges and universities across the country feel that they must grapple for an internship to gain skills, improve their résumés, and get work experience before graduation. Carnegie Mellon students, in particular, are no exception.

Between the Career Center, Technical Opportunities Conference (TOC), and Business Opportunities Conference (BOC), students are constantly reminded of the importance of networking and landing that highly regarded internship position. Throughout the year, the university...