How to Put an Internship on Your Resume (With Examples)

You should include an internship on your resume if:

You’re a current student or recent graduate
You have limited work experience
The internship is highly relevant to the job you’re applying for

Where should you put an internship on a resume?

You can list an internship in two main places on your resume:

Work experience section

If your internship is highly relevant to the job you’re applying for or you have limited professional experience, include it in your work experience section. Format it like any other job entry, and clearly indicate that it was an internship.

This entry from a marketing intern resume demonstrates this format.

Internships section

If you already have paid experience listed in your work experience section, but still want to highlight an internship, create a dedicated internships section to show the experience without overcrowding your main work history section.

Tips for putting an internship on your resume

Here’s how to make your internship experience stand out:

1. Include key background information

For each internship, include the following information:

The name of the company or organization
Your position title
The start and end dates of your internship
A bulleted list outlining your projects, responsibilities, and major accomplishments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VERITAS STRATEGIES, New York, NY
Research Intern, November 20XX — present

Produced reports and crosstabs to present recommendations for company data acquisition
Assisted senior staff to clean and upload approximately 10 new datasets a month
Streamlined our data analysis process, reducing polling data processing time by 5%
Used SQL to parse data and produce reports
Guided clients towards strategic decisions using political knowledge and data-driven insights

JERSEY CITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Jersey City, NJ
Information Desk Assistant, August 20XX — May 20XX

Greeted hospital patients and visitors and guided them to find the department, examination room, or patient room
Processed and distributed mail and newspapers to patient rooms
Took patients in wheelchairs to their desired locations

2. Detail your responsibilities

The bullet points under each internship need to clearly and concisely convey your duties and accomplishments.

To do this effectively, begin each bullet point with an action verb that highlights the main achievements from your internship.

Action verbs make your resume more engaging and help employers quickly understand your impact.

Here’s a list of common resume action verbs:

Assisted
Supported
Contributed
Initiated
Developed
Designed
Created
Conducted
Improved
Enhanced
Coordinated
Analyzed
Collaborated
Drafted

Avoid phrases like “tasked with,” “responsible for,” or “in charge of” because they are passive and indirect.

Use action verbs

Developed a social media strategy that increased engagement by 25%
Analyzed financial data for 12 client accounts, identifying key trends and insights
Created content for marketing campaigns that reached over 50,000 users

Avoid passive phrases

In charge of social media strategy
Tasked with analyzing financial data and identifying key trends and insights
Responsible for marketing campaign content

3. Highlight your accomplishments

Use numbers like percentages, dollar amounts, and timeframes to quantify achievements from your internship. Adding metrics shows hiring managers the impact you made there and the impact you’ll make at their company if they hire you.

Whenever possible, add numbers to make your bullet points more specific. Here’s what that looks like:

Reduced customer service response time by 40%
Saved $5,000 on event costs through effective vendor negotiations
Resolved 50 customer queries daily
Coordinated logistics for 10 events

Examples of internships on resumes

Here’s an example of how to list an internship on a digital marketing resume:

Here’s an example of how to list a computer technician internship:

Here’s how you can list a legal internship on your resume:

Additional resources for early career professionals

Here are more resources for students and early-career professionals:

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