Intern Life and Internship Success From: The InternView

Intern Life After College: Why Interning After Graduation is a Smart Idea

You just graduated from the bubble I like to call college and now are slowly stepping into the unfamiliar real world. You either have not embarked on the job search or you have not had any luck landing your career-starting job. While you wait for your future employer to say the words, “We would like to offer you the position…” you need a way to stay connected to the field you are pursuing. Interning [...]

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Intern Life Caffeination: How Student Orgs and Starting Early Can Lead to Internship Success

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Joining a student organization like a college newspaper or business club actually helps you get internships. Many of my friends got their first internships, on campus, by getting involved in organizations that pertained to their interest like sustainability, human rights, public health, and such. I got my first internship when I was in high school. I was managing editor of my high school newspaper [...]

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Intern Life Lessons: Paid vs. Unpaid Internships

Posted by Amy Fleishans · 0 Comment

Paid internships are highly coveted, especially in the down economy. Lots of companies have eliminated paid internships in favor of unpaid. The New York Times’ article The Unpaid Intern, Legal or Not, exposed the challenges of working as an unpaid intern. Yes—it’s challenging to juggle class, an internship and a paid job—but the first goal of any internship is experience, not a paycheck. The [...]

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Founding a Company Doesn’t Have to Wait

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I come from a background where the mentality is to work hard. That mentality has led me to the position I’m in today. Not only am I the founder and owner of College Life Today, LLC, but this summer I received an internship opportunity through the Gary S. Holmes Entrepreneur Center at the Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota. This opportunity has given me the chance to work with [...]

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Intern Life Skills: Going Ape for Guerrilla Marketing

Posted by Chelsea Pearl · 0 Comment

Guerrilla marketing by definition is an unconventional, engaging, interactive or memorable method of marketing communications, but it isn’t always a bunch of monkey business. Understanding its use can help open doors you never thought existed by bringing forth your innermost creativity and drive to succeed. Why is marketing an invaluable skill, especially to someone who’s not in marketing? Plain [...]

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How Allison Jones Used Her Internship Experiences to Start OnlyUp.Org

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Internships are more than resume builders. They are relationship builders. Hopefully you will have the opportunity to intern with a company or non-profit organization that has a group of interns. This way, you have the opportunity to connect with like minded individuals at the same life stage. Allison Jones met a group of like minded individuals while doing a public service fellowship (kinda like an [...]

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