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Top 20 Fields for Internships: Get Your Skills On Top 20 Fields for Internships: Get Your Skills On
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This is high season for securing a summer internship, an essential talent pipeline for employers and steppingstone for students. Postings peak in March, with 30,443 advertised positions in March 2016 (if you don’t have anything by May, you’re probably out of luck). But before sending that résumé, take a good hard look at what’s on it.This is high season for securing a summer internship, an essential talent pipeline for employers and steppingstone for students. Postings peak in March, with 30,443 advertised positions in March 2016 (if you don’t have anything by May, you’re probably out of luck). But before sending that résumé, take a good hard look at what’s on it.
“Employers are being a lot more specific about the skills they expect from interns,” says Scott Bittle, a spokesman at Burning Glass Technologies, a research company that visits more than 40,000 websites a day to collect employer postings for internships. For example, students are expected to show up versed in particular software. But the top crossover skill: project management, which requires some people skills. “Employers are being a lot more specific about the skills they expect from interns,” says Scott Bittle, a spokesman at Burning Glass Technologies, a research company that visits more than 40,000 websites a day to collect employer postings for internships. For example, students are expected to show up versed in particular software. But the top crossover skill: project management, which requires people skills.
Burning Glass’s latest report, to be released on Sunday, includes the top fields for internships according to the number of online postings from September 2015 to October 2016, as well as the five most in-demand “skills” (that is, experience gained on the job or in the classroom).Burning Glass’s latest report, to be released on Sunday, includes the top fields for internships according to the number of online postings from September 2015 to October 2016, as well as the five most in-demand “skills” (that is, experience gained on the job or in the classroom).
1. BUSINESS OPERATIONS (Internship postings: 58,949)1. BUSINESS OPERATIONS (Internship postings: 58,949)
Most in-demand skills: Project management, business administration, scheduling, customer service, economicsMost in-demand skills: Project management, business administration, scheduling, customer service, economics
2. MARKETING (35,498)2. MARKETING (35,498)
Social media, marketing, Adobe Photoshop, Facebook, market researchSocial media, marketing, Adobe Photoshop, Facebook, market research
3. ENGINEERING (33,116)3. ENGINEERING (33,116)
Electrical engineering, computer engineering, AutoCAD, mechanical engineering, project managementElectrical engineering, computer engineering, AutoCAD, mechanical engineering, project management
4. SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (28,227)4. SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (28,227)
Sales, business development, marketing, customer service, project managementSales, business development, marketing, customer service, project management
5. MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS (28,140)5. MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS (28,140)
Social media, journalism, Adobe Photoshop, marketing, technical writing and editingSocial media, journalism, Adobe Photoshop, marketing, technical writing and editing
6. DATA ANALYTICS (26,438)6. DATA ANALYTICS (26,438)
Data analysis, data collection, market research, mathematics, project managementData analysis, data collection, market research, mathematics, project management
7. FINANCE (26,257)7. FINANCE (26,257)
Budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, project management, economicsBudgeting, accounting, financial analysis, project management, economics
8. I.T. DEVELOPMENT (26,227)8. I.T. DEVELOPMENT (26,227)
Software development, Java, software engineering, C++, computer engineeringSoftware development, Java, software engineering, C++, computer engineering
9. ARTS AND DESIGN (20,275)9. ARTS AND DESIGN (20,275)
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, graphic design, Adobe AcrobatAdobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, graphic design, Adobe Acrobat
10. PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (20,186)10. PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (20,186)
Project management, scheduling, AutoCAD, budgeting, spreadsheetsProject management, scheduling, AutoCAD, budgeting, spreadsheets
11. HUMAN RESOURCES (18,783)11. HUMAN RESOURCES (18,783)
Onboarding (orienting new employees), project management, scheduling, leadership development, customer serviceOnboarding (orienting new employees), project management, scheduling, leadership development, customer service
12. SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (16,677)12. SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (16,677)
Chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, experimentsChemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, experiments
13. HEALTH CARE (13,061)13. HEALTH CARE (13,061)
Patient care, physical work, customer service, public health and safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient care, physical work, customer service, public health and safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
14. EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES (10,768)14. EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES (10,768)
Fund-raising, social media, teaching, event planning, physical workFund-raising, social media, teaching, event planning, physical work
15. DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (10,579)15. DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (10,579)
Data management, SQL, Java, database management, PythonData management, SQL, Java, database management, Python
16. I.T. SUPPORT (7,712)16. I.T. SUPPORT (7,712)
Information security, computer engineering, Java, Linux, project managementInformation security, computer engineering, Java, Linux, project management
17. ECONOMICS AND POLICY (7,607)17. ECONOMICS AND POLICY (7,607)
Economics, mathematics, business administration, data analysis, project managementEconomics, mathematics, business administration, data analysis, project management
18. LEGAL (7,464)18. LEGAL (7,464)
Legal compliance procedures, legal research, litigation, customer service, budgetingLegal compliance procedures, legal research, litigation, customer service, budgeting
19. RETAIL (7,001)19. RETAIL (7,001)
In-store work, merchandising, sales, store management, fund-raisingIn-store work, merchandising, sales, store management, fund-raising
20. EVENT PLANNING (4,086)20. EVENT PLANNING (4,086)
Event planning, social media, marketing, project management, fund-raisingEvent planning, social media, marketing, project management, fund-raising