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Question Bloggers! How did you find your internships???
Hi everyone!!
I am a college recruiter and have been tasked with writing an article on how to find an internship in this day and age and economy. I know how I found all of mine, and I certainly have a few ideas on the topic, but I would love to hear any clever tips or smart advice that you would like to pass on to the next generation of 20-somethings! There's already so much written on this topic, I would hate to write another article on "how to make your resume stand out." How did you use social media, or old fashioned methods, or networking, etc??? You can email me here or at erinry@gmail.com if you have anything to share!
Thank you thank you!!!
Erin
http://adventure986.blogspot.com/
I am a college recruiter and have been tasked with writing an article on how to find an internship in this day and age and economy. I know how I found all of mine, and I certainly have a few ideas on the topic, but I would love to hear any clever tips or smart advice that you would like to pass on to the next generation of 20-somethings! There's already so much written on this topic, I would hate to write another article on "how to make your resume stand out." How did you use social media, or old fashioned methods, or networking, etc??? You can email me here or at erinry@gmail.com if you have anything to share!
Thank you thank you!!!
Erin
http://adventure986.blogspot.com/
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Permalink Reply by Vincent Ng on -
Hi Erin, I found my internship through an advice column written by a university paper. She was working as a coach, and I e-mailed her and asked if she would be able to intern me in exchange for some business coaching. And then we met up. My advice is to look at people in a local paper that are willing to give out their e-mails that you admire, and then e-mail them personally to see if they could use any assistance, and follow up.
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Permalink Reply by Erini CS on -
I'm doing an unpaid internship at a small studio in Chicago... I'm out of school, out of work...
But I know the owner and I practice in the studio with my band. So I just asked if he'd be willing to take me on as an intern to help around the studio. He's teaching me audio production in exchange for my help.
For my college internships -- at the PR office and then also for a small publisher & national magazine.. I asked about those too. I think if you like a company or organization and they don't talk have information about internships on their website, then just ask them. The worse they can do is say no.
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Permalink Reply by tara on -
i found both of my internships (PR and marketing) through craigslist, actually. one has since turned into a paid position. while i was searching, i made a list of companies that i was familiar with and that i would enjoy looking for, and visited their websites to see if they had an internship program. i also found some helpful twitter users that would broadcast jobs and internships available in my field.
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Permalink Reply by Sonja on -
At the beginning of the year I started an internship with an event planning firm in my city. I used her for my wedding last year & have been an avid follower of her blog ever since working with her! She posted an app for the internship & I was chosen out of so many people! It's been one of the best experiences ever for me because now I'm an Event Assistant with her and I'm opening my own firm in the spring! :)
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If I'm reading this correctly then I completely agree (if that makes sense? lol) I find that alot of "interested prospects" for my company know nothing about the company itself and know nothing about the owners & where we are coming from. I think it's extremely important to educated yourself when applying to a company or a firm. Employers will completely ignore your app if you obviously know nothing about what you're applying for.
Also, I think in this day & age with everything being technologically savvy, people our age have forgotten how to keep in contact with employers in any other way than networking sites & email. (IMO)
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Permalink Reply by cooper on -
My first internship during summer break from college was for a Congressmen, I was recommended. Mt second internship at an International Refugee Agency I called them up, got an interview and got the internship. There is something to be said for doing that. I ended up working there after the internship full time for a year as well.
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Permalink Reply by Hipstercrite on -
I just posted an article on how to become a Hollywood assistant and one of the steps is doing an internship (that's how I broke out in the biz). In short, go to school for desired field you want to work in, do as many internships as possible through the school database (or cold call, which I did too), charm the pants off of your boss/co-workers. Getting a good internship that ultimately leads into a job is just knowing how to be a good salesperson for yourself. Period. Like most things it's 90% charm/personality/wits and 10% talent.
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Permalink Reply by David Stehle on -
I did my internship as an undergrad during my junior year in college...and my prof/advisor helped me. He had a list of places I might be interested in, but I was welcome to select a company/business/organization on my own to intern with, as long as it met his requirements - approved it with the school of course.
I just assumed most colleges helped students pick their intern programs? Or at least that's how it worked for me. So it was fairly simple.
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