While speaking with a fellow CS Student about what his internship last summer, I found out that he had worked at NASA as a Computer Science Intern. He was able to use the skills he had learned in class to contribute to one of their projects. The prospect of using the skills that I have learned sounded good to me, so I researched how to get an internship. The first step was to prepare a resume. This is the first impression of you that a potential employer will see, so it needs to be a quality product There are many things to consider when developing a resume: format, job skills, references, education, activities and experience, to name a few. Getting help with your resume is easy at JMU. There are many resources one can use to make a resume a clear, concise document. The resources I used to prepare my resume for my internship included the Technical Writing class TSC 210, Lynda Cappicio from the ISAT Department, other CS students, the CS Mailing List and the Career Center. The Technical Writing class is in the Core Curriculum for CS students. In this class we learned what will make a good resume and used what we learned to create a resume. Lynda Cappicio from the ISAT Department, who coordinates internships for the ISAT Department, helps CS students prepare resumes and arrange internships. Talking with other CS students who had already completed internships helped me learn what employers were looking for. The Career Center at JMU offers information about writing resumes and also has more in-depth help if needed. Once you get into the process and start finding out what to do, you will find many varying opinions about what should go into a resume. When you start finding jobs to apply for, try and keep the employer in mind when putting information onto your resume. The link below is to the resume I used for my internship.