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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 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, eleased on Feb. 5, 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, economics | Most 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 research | Social media, marketing, Adobe Photoshop, Facebook, market research |
| 3. ENGINEERING (33,116) | 3. ENGINEERING (33,116) |
| Electrical engineering, computer engineering, AutoCAD, mechanical engineering, project management | Electrical 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 management | Sales, 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 editing | Social 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 management | Data analysis, data collection, market research, mathematics, project management |
| 7. FINANCE (26,257) | 7. FINANCE (26,257) |
| Budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, project management, economics | Budgeting, 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 engineering | Software 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 Acrobat | Adobe 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, spreadsheets | Project 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 service | Onboarding (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, experiments | Chemistry, 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 resuscitation | Patient 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 work | Fund-raising, social media, teaching, event planning, physical work |
| 15. DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (10,579) | 15. DATABASE ADMINISTRATION (10,579) |
| Data management, SQL, Java, database management, Python | Data 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 management | Information 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 management | Economics, mathematics, business administration, data analysis, project management |
| 18. LEGAL (7,464) | 18. LEGAL (7,464) |
| Legal compliance procedures, legal research, litigation, customer service, budgeting | Legal compliance procedures, legal research, litigation, customer service, budgeting |
| 19. RETAIL (7,001) | 19. RETAIL (7,001) |
| In-store work, merchandising, sales, store management, fund-raising | In-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-raising | Event planning, social media, marketing, project management, fund-raising |