Securing a summer internship can feel daunting, but today, I decided to stop overthinking and just dive in. I spent the day building a fresh resume and sending out applications.
Here is exactly how I tackled it today.
Instead of stressing over the perfect phrasing, I used Claude to help me format and polish my resume. It helped me highlight my technical skills and structure my project bullet points using the Action Verb + Task + Result formula so it's optimized for recruiter filters.
Once my resume was locked in as a PDF, I focused on a few different channels to maximize my reach:
ZipRecruiter: Used this to quickly find and apply to active, local summer tech roles.
