How to Get an Adobe Paid Summer Internship
A great way for undergraduate computer programmers to get a head start on their career is to get an Adobe paid summer internship. The internship helps defray college costs and prepare you for life in a corporate environment. Best of all, an internship at Adobe can provide you with the first professional reference on your resume.
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Make sure you meet the internship requirements. You must be pursuing a degree actively at an accredited college, able to demonstrate impressive academic achievement, able to work legally in the U.S. and be on track to graduate within the four-year-period Adobe considers for current applicants.
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Register with Adobe online (see Resources below0. Look at the available internship positions to see which match your skills set and career preferences. You can even enter a profile to help match you with the right internship.
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Submit a resume in PDF format. Identify the specific internship you are seeking and how it fits into your career plans. Include job experience and a short paragraph describing your personal interests outside your career. Don't use fancy type; 12-point Times will look far more professional.
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Attend an Adobe campus recruiting event if at all possible. You will get to meet Adobe recruiters and ask questions about ways to improve your selection chances. This is an excellent opportunity to make the personal contacts that give you the edge in the selection process.
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Tips & Warnings
MBA students with a technical degree and career experience can seek internships in Adobe's MBA program. Students with experience in the software industry move to the top of the list.
Keep your resume short. You want the reviewer to recognize how you stand out almost immediately. You will have plenty of time to elaborate during the interview.
Adobe prefers resumes in PDF format because they distribute Acrobat software to create the format. Don't send your resume as a Word document or in any format using a competitor's software.
