How I Landed A Spotify Internship | My Resume and 3 Tips!

** disclaimer: these thoughts are my own, not Spotify's **
Hi! My name is Lillian and in this video I'll be sharing how I landed a Spotify internship.
Comment down below If you have any questions or topics you'd like me to cover!
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00:00 - 00:23 Intro
00:23 - 01:40 My Background
01:41 - 02:17 Application Timeline
02:18 - 03:03 My Application & Resume
03:04 - 04:29 HR Response
04:30 - 05:12 Interview Process
05:13 - 06:07 Internship Offer
06:08 - 07:11 Tip #1
07:12 - 08:26 Tip #2
08:27 - 09:27 Tip #3
09:27 - 09:45 Outro
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❐ LINKS:
Spotify Internship Page (applications are still open!): www.lifeatspotify.com/students
WIX (website building tool): www.wix.com
❐ MUSIC:
Lukrembo: / lukre
Lamp: / lamp

[@trinitysmith5657]

Just want to say THANK YOU! With these tips, I actually landed an interview with Spotify for a summer internship. I (like you) had applied over the last 2.5 years with no interviews. My interview is Friday and I’m so excited!

[@TheGORDI98]

How did it go?

[@trinitysmith5657]

@@TheGORDI98 I actually got my offer today so great!

[@TheGORDI98]

@@trinitysmith5657 that's great news!! Cheers

[@versaii5519]

i hope you got it

[@kanikamohan9804]

@@trinitysmith5657 congratulations! Any tips?? I got rejected without an interview 😭

[@2828288336]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience Lillian!!

[@brycemcwhirter]

Thank you so much for making this!!

[@Indeed]

This is amazing that you are sharing these insights! Thanks so much for creating such an informative video, Lillian 🙌 You're killing it!

[@kaili3477]

I'm reminded to use indeed to continue my job hunt now @_@

[@OrdinaryQueenie]

thanks for the tips! you're very hardworking and determine in your carrier!

[@russellchang2996]

Thanks for been so helpful, btw cool jacket!

[@iam.eating]

Also a fellow Taiwanese here 🙋‍♀️ got inspired by your experience and applied for two others roles at Spotify despite having a final paper that’s due tonight lol

[@aryan7767]

how was ur paper

[@jenniepham7417]

Hello Lillian, you did a great job! Congratulations!

[@CyndyTangerineyyyy]

You're so pretty, Lillian! Congrats on landing an internship at Spotify!!

[@holahola297]

I have an interview for this kind if role tomorrow, love watching your vids :3 ty sm for the insight on the role :)

[@jennapark1905]

thank you so much for sharing your experiences lilian! could you also please share your response to the question @5:00 during your Spotify interview and the questions you asked the interviewer?

[@user-oj4lp5xo7t]

Very helpful! You did a great job!

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

This is how I feel, last year to apply as a college intern and also financially struggling. I'm so tired, I just want to get an offer for next summer!

[@feliciaiskandar]

Thank you for sharing your intership application process in details. I'm motivated to update my resume and start building my portfolio as well, even though I already have a full-time job. I also noticed from your resume, one of your clientele was Jay Park. I love his songs. I'd like to hear what kind of project you did for Jay Park, if you don't mind.

[@lucylongmarret5735]

love your contents!

[@ayami7719]

Genius:) Thanks for all the info🤭✨

[@luckybaby7177]

Can you make a video to show how to improve oral English as a non-native person? You did a good job! Speak really well as a non-native.

[@johnzjli]

Good things happen to those who refused to give up. Add oil Lillian!!!

[@LillianChiu101]

hahah add oil i love tat

[@poorcharlie]

Woo... great video and experience that would be very useful for young ppl !!!

[@adeorite9890]

This was very helpful!! Thank you 😊😊

[@LillianChiu101]

thank you adeorite :)

[@ellearnoldlife]

This is the video I needed to see. I’m currently an Undergraduate studying a Bachelor of Music performance but I want to go into the business side!

[@bellejht]

hahaha me too girl! just started my degree!

[@LinhNguyen-hk3os]

Thank you for sharing 😊 In your next videos, could you please share some tips or steps to create an attractive portfolio? Thank you so much

[@user-ty5ui3rt8z]

looking at your resume only gives me huge peer pressure but also an enormous motivation to achieve my dream. leaving this comment here and i will comeback really soon to tell myself that i has also landed an internship at my dream company. manifesting and working hard!!!

[@favourolaboye3590]

how did you get her resume?

[@mrflexii2067]

How it's going?

[@jameswang117]

I like your Spotify jacket, very cool!

[@user-le4po3ff4y]

真的是訓練聽力的影片呀😂😂😂不過不知不覺就聽完了哈哈🤣🤣

[@leeesh5313]

Hi! How long does it usually take for them to review applications?? I applied on their site within 2 days of a job being posted but they haven’t even viewed my site yet (I’ve been checking analytics lol) do they wait a few weeks before looking at resumes and portfolios? 🤞🤞🤞 (it’s been about a week now!)

[@toxiclune]

What a great video!! Thanks :)

[@toxiclune]

I’m not even in the music industry L O L

[@Mars.2024]

Hi :) Thank you for sharing your experiences🌱 . The question is, if we have some creative ideas about Spotify, in which part should we put them? CV? Portfolio or interview? Or is it better to send an email to the manager of the relevant department to present our idea? And how should we present the idea?

[@difgalaxy]

so much respect for you lillian !

[@LillianChiu101]

hiiiiii hoy! hope you are doing well!!

[@nayanathapa9589]

This just inspired 🤟

[@jianyang4788]

super useful and informative, thank you !

[@officialmetroplexman3088]

thank you for the video

[@lilismamba]

Okay my fellow BLINK! Congrats on the job I'm currently hoping to secure an internship myself.

[@singyuchen3959]

想請問可以分享當有關音樂分析師該具備什麼條件嗎？真的好欣賞你的職業生涯規劃跟心路歷程，很想多聽聽具備這些能力的準備方向（我是很迷茫的小粉絲😢

[@dinfluence30]

Thanks super helpfull, and you have a lovely voice .-)

[@Mxxdy12]

SKIN CARE REVEAL PLSSS

[@winterheat]

0:39 your major is Music Business... did they list it as "Music Business AKA Spotify"? I guess then you can work for like iTunes or KZbin music then like they are quite related?

[@hannahackner2222]

hey lillian, do you know who or in which department they choose the summer interns? is it in hr or directly at the team one has applied to.

[@KishoreKannan]

Hey Lillian! A couple of questions on your video. 1. Did you use LaTeX for your resume? It looks great (and very similar to mine xD)! 1. On your tip #1, you said resumes that looks well show that you've invested time making it stand out. But don't you think these kind of resumes will make it hard to pass through the automated resume scanning software? I've heard simple and latex-based resumes work well for this reason. PS: I have no connection to the music industry. Don't know why I watched your video but it is really good. Your editing lol. Congrats and good luck for you channel

[@superheaton]

Can I share that LaTeX for resume has made it so much easier to modify and add new components without thinking about the formats :)

[@claudiuhvuu]

Curious how you answered the case study question on increasing users in LATAM :)

[@hamsinnashrudin]

Hey got a few questions. 1) so how did you answer the Latem interview questions? 2) what were the 3 questions you asked? 3? Last one, did you learn any analyst tool(SQL/tableau/etc) prior to the insternship? Thanks!

[@RevoZtuns]

For (1) approaching it from a consulting lens I would bucket the question into a couple of frameworks - market landscape (segmentation of LATAM by genre of music, customers, platforms of music streaming, growth rates in the region) - competitive landscape (who are the competing players in LATAM, their growth rates, potential threats & new entrants, and differentiating factors) - profitability (assess the revenue & costs of Spotify in LATAM) - customer (assess customer retention strategies and acquisition of new customers, customer preferences in that region I.e genre of music, and channels in which they stream their music) Obviously this was super long and there are many things to think about but, i suppose that’s what you can consider for the first question after analyzing those buckets

[@KwameSparkes]

My question is about the 3 questions as well. Good to see someone thinking similarly.

[@LillianChiu101]

thanks for your question Hamsin! 1) Antho's comment below is perfect, like he laid out, the most important part is having a framework to apporach the problem, then from there walk your interviewer through your final business recommendation. I structured my answers based on A) user behavior in LatAm and B) competitive landscape. from a user behavior pov, I read about how users in LatAm are very drawn to video format and from a competitive landscape pov, big release moments tend to 'blow up' on KZbin first (bc of music videos), which benefits KZbin' user acquisition + engagement as opposed to Spotify. with that being said, i suggested that we can drive user growth by enhancing the product + content experience on Spotify especially during big releases moments because that's where we could easily get millions of users on the platform. From there, I laid out 2 strategies: 1) more video-format content and 2) exclusive content focusing on major artist releases! (also I studied up on the latam market, competitive landscape, etc prior to the interview so I have the market context) 2) i still ask these 3 types questions to this day for every interview: question1: I read that LatAm is one of Spotify's fastest growing markets. What are the current vision and goals for the Strategy Ops team to help drive growth in the region? (shows that I took the time to research about the company, and that I am trying to think about it from a biz pov) question 2: what are some traits that you've seen that have allowed people to succeed in this role? (shows that i'm already preparing myself for the job) question 3: I know it's been alot of me talking, I'd love to know what's your favoriate part about working at Spotify? (eases the tension during the interview, ppl love talking about these type of things and it helps end the interview on a good note!) 3) I didn't, so with question #2 above when I asked in the interview, my manager told me SQL will be used so before the internship started, I started to learn SQL myself for 2 months (took a 1-day bootcamp on General Assembly, and the free Intro to SQL classes on DataCamp) which def helped! lengthy answer- but hope this helps!

[@LillianChiu101]

this is so good! thank you antho - 100% agree

[@XFahrenheitFanX]

​@@LillianChiu101 When you studied up on the latam market was that coincidental or did you know you would probably be questioned on that segment?

[@adriank2959]

great content, you sounds more like from Taiwan, I thought u were from HK with that last name .......keep up

[@jesuslovesyou1]

Remain blessed

[@user-xc7ko2hg2l]

妳出生在這個家庭，可以接受如此良好的教育，已經比99%的台灣人都幸運了！

[@pinebubbles9201]

Do you have any tips for applying to Spotify as an external hire? I got rejected from all of the Spotify internships that I applied to in college but have since graduated and gained some experience working in marketing at another tech company. I’m still hoping to work at Spotify someday, so I regularly check the Spotify career site for marketing/sales roles but there aren’t a lot of opportunities where i fit all of the qualifications. Curious if there is any advice or suggestions you have for non students looking to work at Spotify! Thank you!

[@mrflexii2067]

Did you get the job at Spotify?

[@nethushar]

This is how I landed on a job as Senior Analyst at HCL. I tried 6 times out of which I got rejected 5 times

[@lexisyixinseah1269]

Other than Spotify, have you ever try other company? Maybe Google, Microsoft? Hahaha..just curious wanna know :P Anyway, your video is very informative. Well done girl. Keep going :)

[@hicrystal]

oh my gosh, I thought you were still in uni haha you look so young

[@coolname5954]

Did you also experience anxiety and stress in that situations or it's always been smooth for you? How did you cope at it?

[@LillianChiu101]

thank you katie!!

[@Mars.2024]

Hi :) thank you for sharing your internship experience. I have q question : I graduated ten years ago. Can I apply for spotify internship? Were most of the people on your team recent graduates?

[@ElsaAmriDesigns]

Super helpful! Do you know how long the waiting period usually is? For instance, for an application with a January deadline? Around 3-4 months?

[@LillianChiu101]

it depends but generally speaking i'd say by mid-april. I got reached out by HR on Apr.3 and that was considered really late

[@anonymoususer7178]

Great video, very helpful How did you land 5 different internships prior to getting your Spotify one? Most people typically only land 1 or 2 before their final year of college

[@LillianChiu101]

Thanks for your question! It all came down to me applying to any relevant internships I could possibly find (I was applying to 30-50 internships every semester) and did that non-stop during my four years of college. I usually just searched words like ‘internship’ or ‘XYZ company internship’ from big names to start-ups. I didn’t have any referrals or personal connections, so I’d say the first 1-2 were the most rough b/c I had no leverage. Once I had 1-2 internships, it became relatively easier later on and it increased my chances to intern at bigger brands (again also got them by applying on their official job sites). At the same time, since I went to school at NYU, it was possible for me to pursue internships during semesters in between classes as well as during the summer so that def helped. I've seen that more companies are now hiring fall/summer interns during the semester (even virtually), so 2+ internships are definitely possible if you count all the semesters you have in college. all that being said - keep applying, and use spring/fall semesters to stack up internships!

[@yidinok1078]

👍

[@vemachenchulakshmi8182]

@@LillianChiu101 please I want internship try your Guidance

[@chenjosephine1306]

Heyyy! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm an international student studying in the States, and was wondering if Spotify offers sponsorship> btw I am also Taiwanese;)

[@arianejimenez7170]

Hi! I’m not American so I don’t really understand how internships works but I would like to know if I can do a internship as a high schooler. (Obviously not at Spotify, since I’m not that qualified, but maybe at another company)

[@prodbymorii2058]

Generally companies don't hire high schoolers (age req is usually 18) and most of the time they require that you're enrolled in an accredited university, but honestly shotgunning applications to see what you can land isn't a bad idea, as long as your resume has some job experiences in it.

[@phillipkapito]

Hey Lilian, besides Spotify how do you come to know about all these other internship postings?

[@LuisVazquez-oc1kr]

My question is that did you edit that picture that you showed @ 0:36

[@leya5838]

not me about to graduate with no intern experience 😬

[@aasthaarora7174]

Hey ! I'm just super stressed right now about the internship thing right now . I'm currently in 2nd year of my undergraduate and I have not done a single internship yet. For applying for the internship they ask for previous intership experience. But the fact is not everyone has done one. Someone will start somewhere . So , I'm basically stuck how to get my first internship so that it can open more doors of opportunities for me ✨ Any tips on resume building to get First internship?✨

[@LillianChiu101]

Hi Aastha! thank you for your question and first of all, you are okay and you will be fine 😇 - starting in your 2nd year is definitely note late. in fact, this is the perfect time to start! In terms of finding your first internship - apply anywhere and everywhere. I was applying to 30-50 internships every semester just to land 1, it really is a numbers game. I would recommend looking into your local startups & smaller companies to see if they have internship listings on their websites, or you can reach out to them directly. Most of the time, people love having an extra hand to help out. also, it's okay if your first few internships are not as 'glamorous' bc like you said too, everyone starts somewhere. for me, my first internship was literally me translating youtube videos for a startup and my first few after that were unpaid. but yes, one thing led to another, it does take some time and work but you will get there! In terms of building your resume for your first internship - if you don't have any internship to speak about, try to include any volunteering experiences, extracurricular, leadership positions you're involved in in school (but give a professional touch to it. i.e. if you are the marketing director for a club on campus, how many events did you put out? how much engagement did you drive to campus events? what skills/softwares do you use?) . In terms of the actual resume writing part, one thing I do still to this day is tailoring the words I use in the resume based on the job description, or find people on linkedin who may have similar job titles and see how they articulate their role in the experience section. that way I can make sure I explain my experiences in a way people are more likely to resonate with. I hope this is helpful - will also make a video more on this. In the meantime, goodluck with your journey, and you got this!

[@aasthaarora7174]

@@LillianChiu101 thanks a lot Lillian🥺 your words have given me direction . Thanks for sharing your personal experience with me . And yaa I truly hope learn from all your advice and insights and apply it to my case . Really appreciate the way you wrote such long nice reply to me while taking out time for your busy schedule. Surely, now I'm gonna apply anywhere and everywhere. Let's hope for the best. Rooting for your KZbin channel forever 💕

[@Fam-tj6xc]

Hey Aastha ! I was going through the same situation a while ago.( I literally took my subjects in college just because my bestf did but now we don't even talk anymore) . Anyways talking about the internship ask your friends or ask anyone in your family to refer you and make your cv strong even if you haven't done much just elaborate whatever has been done on your end so far. I remember last year my aunt referred me for some internship, the company did call me but my resume was so bad, I still feel so embarrassed about it 😄. But now that I've upgraded it I did land my first internship that too in 3rd year. So you're definitely not late, keep trying, keep applying 🙌

[@zachharris3040]

Yeah but honestly why are they calling you at 7 am in the morning if you are both on EST? That is bad business etiquette on their part.

[@lorenzbordon4998]

What was your answer on the question about user growth in LatAm?

[@aasthaarora7174]

If someone is not from music background then also they can apply for Spotify intership?

[@LillianChiu101]

absolutely! in fact I haven't really met anyone who really comes from a music background at Spotify. people come from all types of backgrounds and majors

[@aleksastanojevic475]

@@LillianChiu101 Do you have to be from the US in order to apply?

[@kamertonaudiophileplayer847]

It looks like I need to start using Spotify, since so smart people work there.

[@LillianChiu101]

;) ;) ;)

[@kunmeister]

Hi Lillian, congrats on landing the internship! I just wanna ask, I use Spotify Premium account but at some point I realised I have to use 5G data for listening to my playlists which I have downloaded. Do you know how I can solve this? otherwise what is the point of downloading these music right?

[@frameofmind8800]

🤗

[@dison513]

I like her eco talk/snippits

[@marcoaranda2161]

I see PCT on that resume!

[@user-oo2hq6pl9t]

好勵志也很感人😄

[@dison513]

I like IT

[@kalmkrew]

How did you answer the latnam question?

[@beyondlimits8159]

Can we get a downloadable resume template link?

[@jasurtukhtaev4731]

where did u create your resume like this. it looks great and profi

[@LillianChiu101]

final cut pro

[@lee-annshaw7115]

Hello Lillian, is it possible that you can review my portfolio?

[@empathy7503]

woah i have that jacket

[@LillianChiu101]

🤭🤭🤭

[@amyagold4334]

Hey! Im an engineer in advertising (also went to nyu) , we should be friends! Also wanted to ask how you got that jacket ? I want one lol 😅

[@LillianChiu101]

hi amy💚 ! yess pinging u now haha i got it from the internship i think only the class of 2019 has it (?hmm

[@madk5864]

Ye she's fit

[@nitroschannel1597]

I fucking want this kind of job but there's no way I'd work in New York because comparing to my country (Portugal) things are expensive in USA, so I'd really see Sweden with some better eyes if you know what I mean. The problem is that most part of the jobs in Spotify that I really would like to work aren't available at the moment, and I don't know when they'll become available. And also because I ain't sure if I'd be able to live in Sweden alone.

[@user25888]

You look like meenooi.she is korean artist.

[@user-sd9qj8rp1m]

what were the 3 questions you asked the interviewer?

[@mei10jie24]

哇嗚 所以妳真的有參與到BlackPink嗎😍

[@vemachenchulakshmi8182]

Hi I am btech computer science artificial intelligence student. I have interest in spotify work. Please GUIDANCE in internship

[@towahiro]

You are beautiful and smart

[@compactdisc4916]

Hello, is being business analyst requires a graduate of (specific college course)?

[@kidmaad9811]

Can you please elaborate me about music business course

[@LillianChiu101]

hi! These include courses like Concert Management, Music Publishing, etc. Look out for my next video where I will talk about this in greater detail

[@kidmaad9811]

@@LillianChiu101 yes thank you very much, I'll be waiting

[@LillianChiu101]

@@kidmaad9811 talked about the music industry courses in my new video - hope it helps!

[@kidmaad9811]

@@LillianChiu101 oh hey Lillian I appreciate your work thank you this video will be very helpful for me

[@cutechinguofbangtan]

@@LillianChiu101 I'm doing mba with hr then how will I get into music industry. like you said management course. 😕

[@Kimharry9622]

Google algorithm led me here while searching for a job XD

[@jael4132]

so cute

[@dison513]

W

[@user-ph1hm6fu1t]

妳的英文好好聽！ 可否分享妳怎麼學習英文的呢？

[@kubrabozdag3084]

So I need internships to get this internship:(

[@richardbarba2736]

Wow wow wow you are super cute!

[@Moneylll1314]

值得學習 精神領袖👍

[@winterheat]

5:39 but since you cry so much... my guess is that you are Pisces...

[@user-bw4rt2ci9m]

رائحة كوريا الشمالية

[@phi7ipjones]

damn theres no way im getting an interview

[@dipeshmistry8797]

Are you living in America?

[@MOTM1234]

I believe she is in NYC

[@TheHmongcgi]

HAHAHA HOW MANY BIG APPLE- NEW YORK CITY ON THE PLANET?

[@MOTM1234]

She also went to NYU, so she was in NYC for sometime before getting Spotify

[@grainofsalt2113]

does Spotify sponsor H1b for international student?

[@LillianChiu101]

such a good question! As an international student myself, yes they do sponsor H1b. I was on OPT when I interned with them, and they filed for my H1B (+lottery) once I converted to full-time. I know job hunting is extremely painful for international students -- you got this and all the best to you!

[@jyotikumar1898]

I hope youre getting paid.

[@CG-pl7er]

30 minute interview and got a job...