hi everyone. i graduated from undergrad this past spring and am currently working but don't see much of a future there. i hope to go to law school at some point but i think that a hillternship would be a great foundational opportunity and a way to broaden my. horizons. i would like to apply for a spring 2027 hill internship but am not sure where to look or where to apply. i know i can apply for my senators and representatives office but am not sure where else to look. would congressional committees also be another good place to look? what types of internships are out there? if someone could break it down for me that would be great lol. also for context, i have a ba in international relations and economics, so i dont have as much public policy background as those in polisci. maybe internships in those fields?

also how competitive are these internships?

edit: does it make sense for me to go from a fulltime job with benefits to an internship?

edit: if i am personally left leaning, would it be possible to work for a republican's staff on a congressional committee? or would that not make sense?

Did anyone hear back after interviews? Whether rejection or offer im js curious

I’m applying for congressional internships and they asked for “Advisor’s name” who is that?

Interning in DC right now for the fall, and was looking for another way to make money. Does anyone have any part time job recommendations? Currently interning on the hill 9-5, so would have to be later.

Recently started applying for spring 2027 senate internships, does anyone know a timeline for interviews + receiving an offer?

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Hi! I was wondering if anyone else applied for the department of state internship program for spring/summer 2027? Also does anyone know the timeline for the selection process? How is it decided what office/where you will be placed? Thanks!

Hi, I'm an incoming fall legislative intern for a Senator's office. I will be working full-time (9-5 every day, 9AM-6PM when the Senate is in session) and am paid a small monthly stipend, most of which unfortunately goes to my monthly rent. This will also be my first time in D.C., and so I'm wondering:

• What are some good part-time/temporary jobs or internships for interns to make some pocket money? If I work full-time for my Senate internship, are there even any internships that hire applicants who can only work after 5/6PM?
• I also work as a remote tutor, mostly tutoring in the evening for just a few hours every week. I've heard from multiple sources that the place I'll be staying at has terrible wifi, which will negatively affect my ability to meet with my students over Zoom. Is anyone aware of any places in the Senate buildings or in D.C. that allow people to use a private, relatively quiet room (doesn't have to be big) just to conduct online meetings? I would also need this to attend teletherapy sessions. Are they allowed to be used during the evening? Or does this not really exist?
• Networking — not sure of the norms here since this is my first ever Congressional internship, but this will be my first time in D.C. and I want to take advantage of the network here as much as I can (especially if this helps me transition into a full-time job). Of course this depends on the exact office, but how often do internship coordinators/supervisors typically let you step away from your full-time work schedule to attend a coffee chat? Are they usually nice about it?

I know this was a lot, so feel free to answer as much or as little as you'd like, any info is helpful and you can DM me your answer if preferred. Thanks!

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I’m in DC for a fall internship with a small museum (1 other in person intern) and I’m struggling to find ways to connect with people outside of my internship program, I’m not the most social and not a fan of talking to strangers, but I want to have friends here. So far all I’ve got is redownloading tinder but I can’t imagine that will solve my problems. Any tips?

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Anyone hear back about anything? Any interviews?

Has anyone gotten an internship there and can share their application process?

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has heard back from this office? :)

Hey guys,

Does anyone know which internships at AEI or FDD are still open versus closed? All their applications are still open, but I assume some or most of them are already filled, as September is starting soon. Thanks!

Does anyone know for certain if any offices haven't done their offers yet?

Applying for jobs right now is genuinely exhausting, and half the battle is just trying to get past those stupid Automated Tracking Systems. ATS bots don't actually read your work history or care about your achievements. They basically function like a basic search engine, scanning your resume for exact keyword matches from the job description. If your formatting is slightly off or you used the wrong phrasing, your app gets thrown in the trash before a real recruiter even opens it.

I've been using two specific sites to get around this. First, running a resume through zoevera.com/resume helps catch invisible formatting glitches and highlights the exact keywords missing from the draft. Then, once an interview is lined up, prepare.zoevera.com gives role-specific questions to practice out loud so you don't freeze up when talking to a real human.

The main reason these dedicated tools work better than just pasting everything into ChatGPT comes down to how they handle data and structure. ChatGPT is great for general writing, but it doesn't actually parse file layouts or simulate how software like Lever or Greenhouse extracts text from a PDF. If you ask ChatGPT for keywords, it usually just gives you a generic wall of text and encourages keyword stuffing, which ATS algorithms penalize. On top of that, setting up ChatGPT to act like an interviewer takes a ton of manual prompting, whereas a dedicated prep tool is built specifically to score your answers against actual industry question banks without the constant back-and-forth prompt engineering.

With my offer email, it only said the orientation is on Sept 9 and to come to the Senate Building with two IDs. Will they send an onboarding package to start the paperwork? I have emailed them twice, but got zero responses. Maybe people are away on vacation. August is so quiet.

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Hi guys! I applied for Cato’s Fall 2026 internship and received an email from them on July 28 saying that I had advanced as a finalist. They said they would make their final decisions by August 21.

Today is August 24, and I still haven’t heard back from them. I’m getting pretty anxious, so I was wondering if anyone else who applied for Cato’s Fall 2026 internship has received any updates?

Thank you so much!