How to Get an Internship With No Experience: A Realistic Guide for 2026

You’re staring at your laptop screen, cursor blinking in an empty resume document. Every internship posting you’ve seen asks for “prior experience,” but here’s the catch-22: how do you get experience without experience?

Here’s the truth: you have more to …

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AI for interview prep: 4 strategies to ace the conversation | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep83

Nervous about your next interview? Discover how Generative AI can level the playing field for students and help you land that entry-level job.

Interviews bring significant stress, but tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity can act as your personal career coach. …

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How Students Actually Get Internships: Real Strategies That Work

You’ve Been Searching for a Month. Here’s What’s Actually Working.

Scrolling through internship postings for weeks with nothing to show for it? You’re definitely not alone. Most students treat the internship hunt like a numbers game: blast out applications, cross …

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Hiring Freezes: What are they? What can I do in the meantime?

We aren’t the only thing freezing this Winter. A term you may have heard recently in conversations regarding the job market, is something called a hiring freeze. Indeed.com defines a hiring freeze as:  

“When a company temporarily stops hiring new employees for open roles. While a company may …

By Samuel Arruda
Samuel Arruda Career & Life Design Advisor
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18 resume changes you should make to get past the ATS filters…and why

Think of an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as the digital bouncer of the modern job market. It’s a software powerhouse used by almost all large corporations and most medium-sized companies to organize, search, and rank the massive influx of resumes …

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September is the make-or-break month for intern hiring

September is the real new year on campus. The energy is fresh but not chaotic. Students have shaken off the chaos of move-in and the shock of their first syllabus. Career centers flip the “open” sign to full brightness. Employers …

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Making a Great First Interview Impression as a Recruiter

You’ve worked hard to source and schedule top talent for your facility. The challenging job market has made it difficult, but you’re confident you have a good selection of candidates from which to choose. As you prepare to meet potential …

By HospitalRecruiting
HospitalRecruiting is an online healthcare job board for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. Visit our site to view current medical practice and employment opportunities or navigate to our Healthcare Career Resources Blog for more great articles like this one!
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What are students looking for in a potential employer?

Article courtesy of Universum Communications

2020’s most valued employer attributes shows a more pragmatic side to students.   

In relation to last year, students are increasingly focusing on renumeration and advancement opportunities offered by an employer, especially compared to the work culture elements. For example, the number of students selecting high future earnings as important increased 4% year over …

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How Transparency in Job Postings Improves Recruiting Outcomes

Finding and onboarding quality candidates is the ultimate test in sales jobs, and it shows. Everywhere you look there are ads for job openings; job boards are filled to the brim with opportunities, and recruiters are personally reaching out to …

By HospitalRecruiting
HospitalRecruiting is an online healthcare job board for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. Visit our site to view current medical practice and employment opportunities or navigate to our Healthcare Career Resources Blog for more great articles like this one!
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