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What are things that an employer looks for in a potential intern?

My fiance just got a great job in the Washington DC area, so I'm now in the process of applying for internships around that area. I feel I'm fairly competitive, I have an undergrad degree in Communication Studies with a Data Analysis specialty and a minor in Spanish that I finished in 3 years and have completed one year of law school. My last two jobs were an intern at a law firm and an office manager for a computer company. I've applied for several internships so far, and plan on applying for more in the days to come. I'm applying for a broad range of internships from PR to legal work to human resources and marketing communications, to utilize both my undergraduate and graduate experience. But what do employers look for in a potential intern? Any tips for securing an internship? There seem to be plenty of opportunities in the area and I would love for one of them to be for me :) Actually, my fiance has offered to pay everything. But I'm an independent person and won't let him do it, so I plan on doing everything ON MY OWN. I'm looking to go to D.C because it's that or move back home for the summer to work there, and that would be miserable. Sheesh, how about you stop making judgments when you don't know the whole story? That would be great.

Public Comments

1. I think employers look for the same thing in an intern as they do in any employee with a plus. The plus is the upside the intern offers. One reason for internships is to recruit the most competitive people out there. So, your broad background combined with the ambition that your law school start demonstrates, would indicate that you have a big upside. I think you'll succeed.
2. Fiance? Who cares. Get your fiance to pay for everything. Sheesh. I do everything on my own without a damn fiance.