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In my previous post I shared how to begin the administrative procedures for finding an international internship in the U.S.A. I talked about the documents required and how to find housing and a roomate. In this post, I will cover details such as the bank account, the social security number and other miscellaneous details. Read the full article »
My name is Erden, I’m a 22 year old French student and I’m going to share with you my internship search experience. This is fairly long so I’ll be telling my story in two separate posts. Read the full article »
It is about to be January, which means the prime application season for summer internships is almost here. Many companies will be evaluating their current staffers after the first of the year, which means they’ll also decide whether they need interns to help carry the weight around in the months that most regular employees will put their umbrellas up on a beach in the Tropics for a week, leaving the office a little more understaffed than usual. Read the full article »
You send Tweets from your smart phone. You update your Facebook status every day. As a college student, social media is all around you, every day. But have you ever thought that social media can help you succeed in your professional life? When used the right way, your online presence can open up both virtual and physical doors. Read the full article »
Congratulations! You’ve made it through your internship. You learned some new skills, made some professional contacts and had a successful semester. But before you say goodbye, there are a few things you should do to leave your internship on a high note. Read the full article »
When I was in my first year of college, I was given the opportunity to interview for an internship with my local city county building. The job would have included researching grants and working in the county building with regular employees. I didn’t listen to what my university’s career services department (or my parents) said and I dressed inappropriately for the interview. Instead of wearing something that would have fit “government fashion” a little better, I chose to wear a summery white dress that was much too casual for the job I hoped to get. In the end, I never got called back for a second interview. Read the full article »
Public health is an exciting and growing field these days. Someone interested in public health could someday work in health research, improving public access to health care, infectious disease control, and many more public health related fields. In fact, the types of professions involved in public health are numerous. They include researchers, teachers, social workers, administrators, environmentalists, scientists, attorneys, and journalists. Read the full article »
The Web site Gawker released an article last week “Do Not Pay for Any Internships (Especially Not in DC)” that revealed an unusual reality: some people are actually paying for internships. Not only are they paying for them, they are also paying exorbitant amounts. Sometimes the companies that host these programs call the fee an “enrollment fee” and students are paying upwards of $3,000 per summer to do so. Read the full article »
Not all internships turn out to be what you thought they would. This may happen more frequently when the internship you take is halfway across the country and your friends and family are a thousand miles away, adding homesickness to the list. But if the internship you are stuck with turns out to be something from a horror movie and you don’t think you’ll be able to make it the entire term, there are ways around it without burning bridges. Read the full article »
Most students who start an internship search are not looking to turn their internship into a full-time job. They may just be thinking of gaining some useful skills or fulfilling a requirement for graduation. However, doing a superior job at your internship could be a great way to make a good impression and land a full-time job. Read the full article »
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