Internships

Intern or Die: 3 Reasons Why College Students NEED Internships

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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 12 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 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 9 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 […]

November 24, 2009 13 comments READ MORE →

The Importance of Networking for Interns

Last week I read a post from one of my favorite bloggers, Ryan Stephens, who wrote a piece called “How to be an Awesome Intern”.   My long ass response to his post suggested that networking is critical for the intern.  This long comment I shared with Ryan and his readers inspired me to turn […]

November 16, 2009 30 comments READ MORE →

3 Reasons to Take an Unpaid Internship

While I believe internships should always be paid (unless the intern acts as a trainee for most of the time), it’s hard to deny the benefits of a well ran program.  Putting aside some legal aspects of paid/unpaid internships, here are 3 reasons why I believe every student should take one, even if it is […]

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July 23, 2009 3 comments READ MORE →
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