The process of advertising myself for internship employers began in the same place as, from what I gather, just about every other CS major began: TSC 210. In the course of this class, one of our biggest assignments was to prepare a professional resume, revising and rewriting it several times before submitting it for a final grade. I see now how invaluable that assignment was, as all I really needed to do as far as my resume was concerned by the time I was ready to apply for internships was to update it with my latest credentials. I was extremely relieved that I didn’t have to start from scratch.

Once my resume was squared away all that I had to do was prepare cover letters for the different employers that I was interested in. I found that the best method for this was to write a generic letter that could be sent off to any company with only a few slight modifications.

I did receive advice that I should use the resources that JMU provides with the career services department, however I never got around to it as I figured I already had some solid connections with prospective employers. The only other step that I took in advertising myself was to elicit a written recommendation from Professor Adams, as one of the internships I was planning on applying for required it, and I knew it would give me a leg up on the competition with other employers as well.

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