Intern Life and Internship Success From: The InternView

Intern Life Happenings: Why Internships are Best Left to College Students

College students want internships. That’s what they were designed for – as a career training method to ease a student into the job that they will most likely have for years to come. A blog post from CBS MoneyWatch wrote that stay-at-home mothers looking to get back to work, long-term unemployed and those changing careers should get internships as a stepping stone for a job. While internships are [...]

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Intern Life Lessons: Networking and Learning Beyond the Office

Posted by CaCera Richmond · 0 Comment

The number one goal of an internship is to learn. Interns are expected to learn the policies and procedures of their office; learn skills in their industry that the classroom can’t teach; and learn the expectations of professionals in their field. However, an intern’s lesson doesn’t stop there. Another great place to learn all about your field and position yourself to get ahead is at conferences. [...]

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Intern Life Happenings: Playing the Ratings Game

Posted by Sara Steffan · 0 Comment

During my college search process, I worshipped at the altar of Fiske, the College Board and the Princeton Review. They made the most comprehensive guidebooks available with every single detail or statistic imaginable for schools across the U.S. and even Canada. What always made me a little nervous, though, were the annual college rankings produced by U.S. News and World Report. Where would the schools [...]

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Intern Life After College: To Move or Not to Move, That is the Question

Posted by Lauren Gillaspey · 1 Comment

After graduation, your internship possibilities become seemingly limitless. You are no longer constrained to the limits of interning near school. You have the world at our fingertips, or so you think. When considering what is next, you may have to stop and consider the fact that, perhaps, there is someplace else you would rather call home. If so, what do you do next? Do you pack the car, dog in tow, [...]

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Intern Life Motivation: Start Your Summer Internship Search

Posted by Ivi Morales · 3 Comments

Do you know what you’re doing this summer? It’s never too early to start preparing! The semester will be over before you know it – don’t fall behind. Consider these tips to fight the stress of looming application deadlines and successfully prepare and plan for summer 2011. Utilize your network. Don’t know where to begin your search? Ask around. Now is a great time to use the power of the [...]

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Intern Life Fashion: What Should I Wear to My Internship?

Posted by Daniel Chizzoniti · 1 Comment

Figuring out what to wear at your internship is pretty simple–just judge by what every other male is wearing. You went on an interview and can get a feel for the office dress code. If your interviewers wore suits, that’s probably what you should wear. However, my previous internships’ dress codes have either been business casual or causal. Yet, even if the office had a casual dress [...]

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