Real Talk

  Take advantage of your fall break and network Many schools are having fall breaks in this week.  Although students are on vacation, employees are still working in their companies.  Why don’t you consider giving your career a boost by utilizing your fall break to network?  Plan ahead and schedule informational interviews with professionals.  Here are some tips on how to utilize fall break [...]

I previously wrote about ways you can tell fairly quickly that you’ve landed a dream internship. When you’ve landed a great internship, you’ll know it and it will pay off for you long after the actual internship period has ended. However, the unfortunate reality is that not all internships are paved in gold. Let’s keep in mind that some industries are better than others (from what I hear), [...]

So you’ve landed an internship at what you (hopefully) believe to be an incredible company. Congrats! Take some time to enjoy the fact that you’re advancing your career and skillset, but keep in mind that not all internships are paved in gold… or something like that. Chances are you’re eager to get going at your new internship site. Your optimism during your initial few weeks can, quite often, [...]