Internships

We are all told that internships are a good way to start off our careers. (http://www.rhodeislandintern.com/) But how do we choose between so many and there are many other college students looking for the same thing you are. There are pros and cons to interning. (http://www.geog.byu.edu/internHandbook.dhtml) It's hard to find an internship with the level of competition and they expect you to have a certain amount of skills for these internships. Employers turn you down because you are not qualified enough, but how can you learn without being given the chance. Writing a resume and cover letter can be stressful at times trying to figure out what to write down. (http://www.bestsampleresume.com/) (http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverlettersamples/a/coverlettsample.htm). Though schools, such as URI have a directory of internships they had students recieve in the past none of the are updated to the current year so the amount of internships available are unclear. (http://www.com.uri.edu/internship/int_pal/index.php) I personally just find it hard to search through the internet and ask around just for an internship, I feel like there should and can be an easier way to get one and that every student needs to have one during their college life because it really is a resume booster to have acquired skills in your specifc field.