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I have an extremely good chance of getting a dream internship at NYC mayor Micheal Bloombers office this summer. The only thing really holding me back is not a stellar resume. Since I've never really had to apply for an internship before I'm curious if theres anything I can do within the next few months that could help improve my chances.

Any ideas?

-Jestah
Cell 277

Well... Nothing I can think of in particular. It would have to be related to what you're going to do in his office(which is what BTW?). I would think that anything that you could do in three months wouldn't constitute enough vested interest in said action to really make him blink, but I could be wrong. it depends on what it is that you're looking for. I guess I would go over what is on your resume currently and make sure it looks it's best. Get your resume on his desk before anyone elses(If this is a school related thing it makes a difference), deliver it by hand(you needn't speak to him but the fact that you took the time to physically be there shows your particular interest) be prepared for an impromptu interview though.

Give me a bit more information and I'll try and come up with some more ideas.

GrythusDraconis
"Be careful not to anger the Great Dragon for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup" T-Shirt Somewhere

It might increase your chances if you get his name right.

It's "Bloomberg" not "Bloomber."

Just a thought.

Get your current resume as polished as possible before delivery. Try to word your work history so that it doesn't show gaps.
EX: My husband is a carpenter. Sometimes he works for himself, sometimes he works for other people. What this does on his resume is leave pretty sizeable gaps in between actual job history where he was working odd side jobs under the table. What we did is list his job history, and at the top, put 1995 (or whenever) - Present: Self-Employed, and then described what sorts of work he was doing by himself. The result is that it looks like he has been continuously working one way or another.
Have someone proof-read the res and make suggestions for "brightening" of language, if that's something you have any trouble with...
Other than that, everyone else here seems to have offered pretty good advice on it. Especially that remark about showing up in person to deliver it... That usually makes a difference, even if you don't actually put it directly into his hands...

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Cell 617

I have an extremely good chance of getting a dream internship.

Talk to MONICA she knows what to do! ;D

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Nojive...hehehe...that was great!

Yup, that's definitely the best tip so far...do the C*****n on him, like Monica!