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7 tips to create an amazing internship resume.
Don’t make these 5 internship cover letter mistakes.
Writing an advertising internship cover letter.
Create Wieden and Kennedy internship cover letter.
Under Armour Rookie Program
Internship cover letters have the principles of a regular cover letter, but they should involve more risk taking. Since an employer knows that the internship position is temporary, they will be more likely to chose a candidate they find interesting and take a chance on them.
Journalism internships are in decline.
Why should small businesses hire interns? Small business need interns more that large businesses.
The 6 rules for a legal unpaid internship.
Intern Pay... - 94
Intern pay is controversial and important. There are lots of different ways to talk about intern pay, but for now, I just want to highlight the three ways interns are currently being paid. The unpaid vs paid internship debate is for another day in the future. Here are the three ways that interns are paid:
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One of the questions we asked students was “What frustrates you the most about your internship search?”
From start to finish, to apply for a job through the career service office it took me 24 minutes. I went through 8 different pages, filled out a profile, and entered my phone number and email address. Wow.
I have heard this over and over from college recruiters and several university career centers. I immediately want to vomit. Wow, this is so incredibly backwards. Unbelievable. Do these recruiters really think students don’t want great jobs or care about their own future?
What does a baseball team do that your organization needs to do? I will argue two major points.
Sure, CP+B received a ton or free attention and PR for the auction, but this is a smart move on more than one level. Here are three quick reason why this works for the interns…
Campbell Mithun, a Minneapolis ad agency, is getting creative with their internship recruitment. From February 13-25, students apply via 13 tweets.
Internships are important because they help test the waters and introduce students to the professional world. Many students have no idea what they want to do for a living so this is a good tryout. They also need to learn about engagement on the job and adherence to policies such as punctuality, dress codes, codes of conduct, and other issues related to business etiquette. And they need professional contacts and mentors who they can go back to later with questions, requests for references, and in some cases, job prospects.
Mullen is now accepting applications for it’s 2011 summer internship program! Mullen is a premier ad agency based out of Boston, MA with client roster that includes: Zappos, Timberland, LendingTree, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Boston Bruins, The Stanley Works, MassMutual, Panera Bread, Match.com, Ask.com, U.S. Department of Defense and General Motors.
Grant-enable social service internship programs are valuable to both community and students – it’s fun to see them born. Here is information on the launch of Johns Hopkins social service internship program.
As large media companies look to cut back, journalism internships are often in the first round of staff reductions. When you have to cut costs, it’s much easier to eliminate a journalism internship program than to let go of a full time employee. This is brutal news for journalism students as they look to gain experience.

