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12 Reasons to Take Unpaid Internships

Do you want to know who was heavily against unpaid internships in 2008? Oh, that would be me. And what do I mean by, ‘heavily’? I guess I mean that I flew across the country to San Francisco just to inform certain department managers that interns were to be compensated for their work. Sure, I [...]

January 10, 2012 14 comments READ MORE →

Intern or Die: 3 Reasons Why College Students NEED Internships

Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate.com, the world’s only search engine optimizing resume builder. You can find Mona and Resunate on Facebook and Twitter. Resunate recently acquired the Regional Internship Center, an internship job board connecting internship seekers and employers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. In this competitive job market, internships have become more of a requirement than just an added [...]

November 21, 2011 10 comments READ MORE →

COTJ Reviews YouTern: Internship Search Website

The problem: The major job boards aren’t helping your internship search at all. Is the Marketing Internship you saw on that big name job board for real, or is it some dude in his basement just looking for free labor? What you need is a helpful online community, run by Recruiting and HR industry professionals [...]

February 8, 2011 0 comments READ MORE →

The Students Guide to College Career Fairs

Most companies suck at college recruiting, specifically in finding talent at college career fairs. The unorganized and unprepared companies are the reason why most college students regret attending a college job fair, or why they simply stay in and eat Ramen Noodles, watch “I am not the baby daddy” TV shows, study, drink beer, or [...]

February 19, 2010 8 comments READ MORE →

The worst thing they could’ve said was, “Nein”

Why are people terrified of rejection? The level of fear and intensity of rejection depends on the situation and specific desirable outcome. For instance, asking someone out on a date creates a greater fear of rejection than calling the video store to check if “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is available for rental. Silly comparison maybe, but [...]