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Thousands and thousands of students leave college each year with aspirations of “making it” in Hollywood. But competition is as fierce as it has ever been. And not just for the big time jobs. While most people understand that getting hired as a writer, director or producer at a movie studio takes years of work, some mistakenly think the entry level positions are easier to get. Regrettably, they are not. But if you know that movies are for you, a great way to break in is working as an intern at a studio. You’ll be starting on the lowest of low rungs, but in the right situation it could lead to advancement. Yet even these no pay, long hours positions are highly sought after. So what should you do? Here’s one way to go about landing the Hollywood internship that could jumpstart your career in film. Read the full article »
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Top 5 Budgeting Tips for Struggling Interns
Taking on internships in college may be the best way to plan for your future, offering not only the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience pertinent to advancement in your field, but also to nab a job after graduation. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a cost associated with forgoing a paying gig in favor of an internship. For the college student struggling to stay afloat, this compromise could make for major hardship in the here and now (even if it delivers a high likelihood of better future prospects). So if you’re looking for ways to develop a budget that allows you to cut back on your wage-earning hours as you undertake an internship, here are a few of the best budgeting strategies to help sustain you until you get back to bringing home the bacon. Read the full article »
How to Land a Mechanical Engineering Internship
Congratulations! You’ve stuck with the incredibly difficult mechanical engineering program at your school, and now you’re nearing the end of the journey. But while grades in your undergraduate program will surely be a huge selling point to potential employers, most savvy companies will want to see candidates earn some real world experience as well. The internship is the most effective way to get that experience, but finding a solid internship in mechanical engineering isn’t necessarily easy. There will be tons of competition, especially for spots at the most prestigious firms. But there are several things you can do to put yourself in the best light, as well as get yourself as prepared as possible for the right opportunity. Here’s a look at five steps to get you that mechanical engineering internship that could make the difference between landing a fantastic, high-paying job after graduation, or spending way too many hours on your parents’ couch. Read the full article »
Average Dental Residency Salary
Most students find themselves in the untenable position of paying a huge sum for their college education (or racking up student loans) while simultaneously being unable to work (thanks to the hours of class and study time required). Although some can squeeze in a part-time job to make ends meet (often an undesirable minimum-wage affair), even this opportunity to bring in a bit of cash is removed once internships enter the picture. Certainly students want to gain the valuable experience in their field that an internship can offer, not to mention the potential for a job after graduation. But would it hurt these companies to throw a starving student a bone with at least a minimal paycheck? In truth, you can’t expect to get both college credit and cash when you take on an internship, and the legalities for businesses usually demand that such positions remain unpaid. But if you happen to be interested in entering the dental industry, you’re in for a bit of good news. Read the full article »
Tips for Your Interior Design Internship Search
When it comes to having a successful career, knowing exactly what you want to do with your life is actually about fifty percent of the leg work. The other part consists of getting the necessary credentials and experience needed to land the right kind of job. If you’re a college student, that would include landing a promising internship. If you’re a college student studying interior design, that would also include landing an internship at a place that will foster your creativity and nurture your designing skills.
In order to land an internship at a major designing firm or even with a contracted interior designer, you must remember to make a great first impression while being aggressively proactive in your search. Here are a few ideas on how you can do just that. Read the full article »
How to Land That Social Media Internship You Desire
Do you love connecting with people on Facebook? Find yourself spending hours tracking trending subjects on Twitter? Are you a mayor on Foursquare? Were you one of the early adopters of Google+? If you live and breathe online networking and communication, then a social media internship might be the perfect fit for you this semester. As the power of social media in business continues to rise, nearly every company is adding a social media coordinator to their payroll. It is still the wild west for businesses using social media to promote and sell their products and services, and many companies are willing to look towards recent college graduates to fill these positions. The old guard prefers someone who grew up with the internet to run things, and students are well-positioned to get in with a business as an intern and set themselves up for possible employment after school. So what should you do if you want to land a social media internship? Read the full article »
Fun Things to Do Outside of Your Internship
All work and no play can make for a very dull student. So if you find yourself tackling not only a rigorous school schedule and tedious homework, but also a daunting internship you may be looking for ways to blow off a little steam to relieve the stress. But when you miraculously find yourself with a bit of free time, you want to make the most of it without impacting the rest of your schedule; and while partying can certainly meet your criteria for fun, it can also result in a hangover that you just can’t afford. So here are just a few fun activities that will help you to shake off the pressures of your daily life for a little while and then get back on track with a renewed sense of vigor and the focus you need to succeed at both your college courses and your current internship. Read the full article »
How to Nail Your Internship Interview
You spent months doing research, sending out resumes and following up, all while juggling your college course load. And now you find you’ve actually got a slew of internship interviews to go to! You’re ecstatic, but also terrified, because the last thing you want is to have done all this work and then blow it in the interview room. So what can you do to nail that interview and land the internship that you want? Read the full article »
Can My Online Identity Keep Me From Landing an Internship?
Like most college students, you’ve got a full life. With school work, extra-curricular activities, weekend jobs and a social life, you’re more than busy. But you have another life as well, one that’s just as full. Your online life. With enough people on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and the other social networking sites to make up whole countries, there’s a good chance you’ve got a long and personal online history. And usually it’s all in good fun. But problems could arise when you begin applying for internships. Social networking sites are searchable, and information found there can be used to judge your worthiness just as much as questions asked in an interview. Could your online identity ruin your chances of landing an internship? Read the full article »
How to Assimilate to the Corporate Culture at Your Internship
When it comes to landing an internship, one of the worst things that anyone can do is process it as if they are simply volunteering at a company for a few months. While you may or may not be earning a salary, and while you probably applied for the internship so that you could receive college credit, that doesn’t mean that you’re not considered a (temporary) employee of the company. Human resources has you on file, there is work that you’ll be doing that will directly affect the business one way or another, and based on your performance (and the company’s needs), you might end up being offered a full-time position following your college graduation. Read the full article »