Resume Tips: How to Make it Seem Like Your Summer of Doomscrolling and Bedrotting was Productive

So you didn’t get an internship this summer. No big deal! Everyone spends the summer after freshman year at home, lollygagging and spending copious amounts of time refreshing your Instagram reels feed. Except–what is this? Someone from your macro class already posted their return offer to Goldman on LinkedIn? And they’ve got 15 different people commenting the clapping emoji with a “Great work!” And suddenly you’re going down the LinkedIn rabbithole, where it seems everyone this summer found an incredible internship opportunity at their local dentist’s office?!

Crap. Time to do some editing to your resume. 

Tip 1: Connections can come from anywhere

You actually weren’t spending your nights shotgunning 4Lokos in your high school’s parking lot with your only two friends still left from home; you were networking. It’s important to foster hometown connections, especially when your best friend’s mom works in the Internal Audit department of the Westchester Morgan Stanley office. 

Tip 2: Spending time on research is important 

Some call it stalking. Others call it an essential part of scoping out the best environment for your future job. Didn’t you know there’s a very good chance the guy you hooked up with in CDC may be your future coworker? It’s important to constantly check his Instagram for a potential hard launch. 

Tip 3: Keeping your finger on the pulse of pop culture 

Your 6 hours daily on TikTok were not for doomscrolling; you were actually conducting market research and keeping educated on the trends of the youth. This is very important for employers to see; they need someone to keep them updated that someone shit their pants at Noah Kahan @ Citizens Bank. They also need to see all 12 perspectives of this video. 

Tip 4: Prioritizing mental health is essential 

Contrary to your parent’s beliefs, you weren’t sleeping 16 hours a day because you are a lazy bum. You were catching up on sleep, resetting so you can have a productive semester. 

Clearly, you spent the summer honing your skills for a busy and successful fall semester. Although, it may be good to get started on those job applications now. Either that, or a Birthright application.