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How to score an internship during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Written by Jon Schlesinger, Lecturer in the Schol of Arts and Sciences, and Director of the Hiatt Career Center, Brandeis University
Forty percent of employers have moved to virtual internships.fizkes/Getty Images

Editor’s Note: Even though unemployment has reached a record high due to business closures and social distancing measures brought about by the new coronavirus, you can still snag an internship if you know how to adapt and get creative. That advice comes from Jon...

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