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A<\/strong><\/em>bout the Author:<\/strong> Sourav Panda is a 3rd-year Biotechnology student of Haldia Institute Of Technology, West Bengal. He shares how he completed five work-from-home internships within a year to rebuild his resume.<\/em><\/p>\n

In my 2nd year of college, I lost all my academic and extra-curricular certificates along with my mobile phone and laptop in a theft at my hostel. It was a devastating incident that left my resume completely empty since I was only able to retrieve my mark sheets and transcripts, not my extra-curricular certificates.\u00a0All my achievements and awards became non-existent, but I was not ready to give up! I decided to restore my resume by gaining more extra-curricular experience.\u00a0<\/span>In my search, I learned about Internshala from an interview of a GATE topper on Quora in which he mentioned how one could get internship opportunities. After reading the interview, I immediately registered myself on the platform and filled the resume details. I was amazed that they had internships even for first-year students. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since my college was in a remote area, I started applying for\u00a0work-from-home internships.\u00a0<\/span>I finally got selected for a data science internship at <\/span>CSIR-CDRI<\/b>, a prominent central government research institute. Initially, I\u00a0took\u00a0a selection test conducted by Dr. Sukant Khurana wherein I was tasked with\u00a0finding information sources for data mining research grants. Once I passed the\u00a0test, he conducted a telephonic interview\u00a0where\u00a0he asked me why I wanted to do a data science internship and what my future plans were. Soon after, I got the mail that I was selected. It was the best feeling ever! During my internship,\u00a0I worked in data collection, pre-processing of data, and deep searching. I remember Dr. Sukant Khurana once called me and asked if I wanted to lead the data pre-processing work for a month. I agreed to lead the work and made a lot of contacts from diverse places and disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though I then\u00a0had my first letter of recommendation, my resume still didn’t look very attractive,\u00a0so I applied for more internships. I had always wanted to work with a biotechnology company,\u00a0and I finally got that opportunity when I was selected for a content writing internship at\u00a0<\/span>VAV Lifesciences<\/b>, a biopharmaceutical company. Their selection process involved a telephonic interview with the brand executive wherein he asked me about my writing experience to which I replied that I wrote on Quora and was an avid reader.\u00a0During this stint, I got to learn about digital marketing, writing and managing a blog, and product promotion. I realised that my writing skills were not just restricted to academics and more importantly, I enjoyed the work. When my three-month internship ended, I was offered an extension with an increase in my initial stipend, which I gladly accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not completely satisfied with my resume, I\u00a0kept applying for\u00a0more internships. This time, I got selected<\/span>\u00a0for a content typing and content review internship at a startup called Exambazaar.<\/strong>\u00a0Their selection procedure consisted of a\u00a0typing test\u00a0followed by\u00a0a telephonic interview with the founder. There, I learned\u00a0how online educational platforms are set up\u00a0and\u00a0how brand promotion and sales were carried out for a product on an online platform.\u00a0Since this was a virtual internship,\u00a0it gave me a lot of freedom to schedule my own work throughout the week. The work culture of the company fascinated me; I admired everyone’s dedication towards their work and enjoyed talking to the team. <\/span>The founder always asked the interns for feedback and suggestions for improving\u00a0the work process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By then, I had realised that\u00a0my skills and interests lay in\u00a0content writing and content development. This became evident when I was selected for internships at two online educational companies. One of the companies was <\/span>New Rubric Solutions<\/b>, specifically their <\/span>SetMyTest<\/b> platform, which hired me after an assignment and a Skype interview.\u00a0There, I developed questions related to various concepts of biology and after the four-month internship, I also received an extension to keep working with them. The second company was <\/span>Gradestack Private Limited (GradeUp)<\/b> where I\u00a0worked\u00a0as a content developer and provided solutions for biology questions.\u00a0These two internships helped\u00a0me\u00a0revise the concepts of\u00a0biology\u00a0which would be useful\u00a0in the preparation for my master\u2019s entrance exams. <\/span><\/p>\n

Through Internshala, I secured five internships in just a year, something I never would have thought possible for me!\u00a0These internships\u00a0improved my communication skills\u00a0and helped me understand\u00a0the value of time management and teamwork.\u00a0I made connections with a lot of people from various places and academics backgrounds. Internshala helped me in realising the skills I never thought I had\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0building such a long resume that now I have to minimize my list of achievements! I received multiple letters of recommendation, certificates, and contacts of a lifetime. I even got a part-time job at a USA based educational company as a subject matter expert in biology. I also bought myself a new mobile and laptop from the stipends I received from all my internships. <\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout this time, I was motivated in part by this quote from Sylvester Stallone in Rocky – \u201cNobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain\u2019t how hard you can hit. It\u2019s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It\u2019s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That\u2019s how winning is done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Did Sourav’s determination motivate you to get an internship? Apply now to these\u00a0work-from-home internships<\/a><\/span> so you can win at life without getting off your sofa!<\/em><\/p>\n