Email Asking About an Internship
The short answer
If a company has not advertised an internship, ask in a short email: who you are, what you can do, how long you can work, and whether they take interns. Show you know what they do. Attach your resume. Expect many to ignore it, so send to several.
When a company has not advertised, but you would like to ask.
Leave empty for “Dear Hiring Manager”.
Separate with commas.
One short, true sentence, written the way you want it to appear.
Your email
Fill in the parts in [square brackets], copy it, and make it sound like you. A letter in your own words always beats a template, so change anything that does not fit. Your details stay in your browser.
Everything runs in your browser. What you type is not sent anywhere.
How to: Email Asking About an Internship
- 1Find the right person or the company's careers email.
- 2Fill in your name, the company and your skills.
- 3Copy the subject and the message, and attach your resume.
- 4Send to a few companies, and follow up once after a week.
At a glance
- Send to
- A named person, or the careers email
- Include
- Your skills, dates and a line on their work
- Expect
- Many replies to be silence, so send to several
Frequently asked questions
Will a company reply to an unrequested email?
Some will, especially small teams and startups. A short, specific message about their own work gets more replies than a general one.
Should I offer to work for free?
Not in the first email. State that you want to learn and contribute, and let them speak about terms. Check any offer carefully before you accept.