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It's one thing to score your dream internship. It's quite another thing to have the dream match the reality. During the first few days of summer, you might find that you're becoming an expert on ordering venti skim lattes instead of gaining the learning experience you had hoped for. Or maybe you were expecting a jam-packed schedule, but your boss doesn't give you enough work to keep you busy.
Before you start your internship with stars in your eyes, remember that interning is often about paying your dues. Her Campus got the 411 from two career experts about common internship issues. Here's...
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There are certainly enough questions that flood our minds come day one of our internship at “fill-in-name-of-prestigious-company-here” (the first undoubtedly being what to wear). Others might involve how much cushion time you need for your very first commute, what makeup fix-ups you should throw into your bag and whether or not you’ll make it all day in those wedges, or should you bring a pair of flats just in case? While these are important questions to ponder before we actually get to the office, several more hit us in the face when we walk through that glass door. We get thrown into an...
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Name: Amy PreiserAge: 26Job Title/Description: Web Editor for ELLE DECOR – I work with an incredibly creative and smart team to translate one of the best magazines in the world to the web. College/Major: “Marketing the Intangible” at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Twitter Handle: @firstpreiser (but don’t forget to also follow @elledecor)Website: www.elledecor.com
What was your first entry-level job in your field and how did you get it?Amy Preiser: At 16, I lied about my age to get an internship at The Beachcomber, a local newspaper in Long Beach, California. Several...
