We asked employers and career advisors where qualified candidates fail their internship search and interview. We created Internship Ready to help you understand and avoid those failure points. 

Internship offers don't always go to the best-qualified candidates, they often go to the candidate who presents the best case for their candidacy by coming across as credible and memorable. 

Take the Free Assessment and see the topics we address. If you are confident you know each topic, you are extremely well prepared.

If you are unsure or don't understand the topics in detail, then Internship Ready can be a huge help. Avoiding simple mistakes is a key part of having a great interview.

You'll get advice from my interviews with top employers on what to do, what not to do, and how to stand out from the competition. 

Users have told us that the Interview Builder tool was extremely helpful in building their confidence.  It allowed them to create internship-specific interview packets and practice their interviewing skills out loud. 

The follow-up questions helped them provide the rich details employers needed to hear to feel confident in extending a job offer.  

• They do not realize the interview started with the interview invitation.
• The candidates do not know how to prepare and try to “wing it.”
• They can’t mention at least three items listed in the job description.
• They do not ask about the interview format when they get the interview invitation.
• They do not know how to create a favorable impression during the first minute.
• They do not know the best way to answer, “Tell me a little about yourself.”
• They do not understand biases and how to read the interviewer(s).
• They do not know how to engage the interviewer(s).
• They do not know how to read the job description to identify interview topics.
• They don't connect their skills to job requirements.
• They provide “canned answers” and come across as fake.
• They do not ask great questions at the end of the interview.
• Their thank-you notes are generic and fail to offer a solution to the employer's key challenges. 

Today’s interviewers are trained. Leaders understand the importance of adding high performers and avoiding hiring mistakes that could bring legal action. Organizations large and small understand that the people they hire directly impact their success or failure.

Recruiters are excited to speak with you.  They are looking for a fit with your background and the job opening. 

Internship Ready can help you prepare rich, detailed answers and clearly demonstrate that you are a good fit for their internship opening. 

Most competitors tell you to think of questions you may be asked, or give you a long list of generic questions.

Interview Builder allows you to build a targeted set of internship-specific interview questions for each internship you are applying for (about 10 minutes).  Identify your best examples and practice your answers to the position-relevant questions.

The follow-up questions help you pull out the rich details interviewers need to hear to feel confident in selecting you.  It's a game-changer!

Untrained interviewers tend to ask traditional questions such as

• Why should I hire you?
• Where do you see yourself in five years?
• How would you handle a problem customer?

Internship Ready teaches you how to answer those questions with real examples from your education and/or experience. To win, you need to be credible and memorable.

Providing real stories to hypothetical questions removes any doubt and helps you stand out. The other thing that happens is that you become memorable. Employers hire people who they feel confident can do the job, will do the job, and will fit in.