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Whether you are pursuing an internship, or have internship experience to share, we invite you to join the group and pool your knowledge or start asking questions.

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How to Get Ahead with an Internship

It's common knowledge that an internship in a specific field can really boost your chance at procuring a post-graduation position in your chosen field. In many cases, interns are fortunate enough to receive a job offer after graduation from a company that they interned with during their undergrad days.

There's lots of helpful advice in this video, and TA member Kerry Cotter's "real world" article on making the most of your internship.

Heather Huhman interviews Dr. Joanne Sujanksy and Dr. Jan Ferri-Reed, authors of “Keeping the Millennials: Why Companies are Losing Billions in Turnover to This Generation, and What to Do About It." The authors share advice on turning an internship into a full-time job.

Read the first installment of our new internship series here, as TA member Derek Wesson discusses his internship at WMUR=TV in Manchester, NH.

Discussion Forum

Unpaid Internships Can Mean Free (and illegal) Labor to Companies

While internships can provide invaluable experience to recent graduates, there are times when the unpaid internship model is abused. http://j.mp/chSO8Z

Started by Joel Milani Jun 1.

Virtual Interns

This recent post on American University's blog discusses the ever-growing popularity of virtual internships. Track Ahead has several virtual internships available, and would be glad to share details…

Tagged: ahead, track, internship, virtual

Started by TrackAheadAdmin Feb 25.

The Value of an Internship 1 Reply

Whether you have offered an internship, have been an intern, or worked with an intern in your company, what has the value been? In my own experience, I have found significant value in employing inte…

Tagged: ethic, innovative, job, organization, value

Started by Pamme Boutselis. Last reply by Rebecca Roland Dec. 22, 2009.

What is more important in an internship? 1 Reply

I want to ask students or employers what is more important when it comes to the internship experience. Do you believe the experience earned is more important then the money earned? Or is it more impo…

Tagged: money, experience, employers, students, intern

Started by Andrew Lambert. Last reply by Pamme Boutselis Sep. 9, 2009.

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Comment by Chris Gray on June 1, 2010 at 11:07pm: Thanks for the post Joe. As someone who has mentored and helped to move along the careers of many young journalists, your comments are greatly appreciated.

Comment by Joseph N. Boyce on June 1, 2010 at 1:45pm: As a consultant for recruiting with The Wall Street Journal, I can't over-emphasize the importance of internships for those seeking a career in journalism. Most of the recruiters I know in print or broadcast media are not really concerned about a candidate's GPA or, to some extent, the awards they make have won. While a high GPA and awards are commendable, what we value most are samples of your work, either your print clips or, in the case of television, a tape.
Paid internships are always better than unpaid. And those internships that give practial experience in the field are preferable to those in which the intern is merely a go-fer, answering the phone, fetching coffee, etc. The Wall Street Journal reporting internship pays $700 per week for 10 weeks in summer and the candidate is treated as if he or she is a WSJ reporter. Performing well in an internship may result in a full-time staff position at many media companies.

Comment by Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro on December 22, 2009 at 2:06am: A coop assignment or an internship can (should) be viewed as an extended (3 month, 6 month, 1 year, 2 year) job interview. A coop or an intern is constantly learning and acquiring experience... but also evaluating the organization and asking the question "Do I want to work here?" Simultaneously, the organization is learning from the coop or intern, getting some useful work accomplished, and asking the question "Do we want this intern to be part of our team... permanently?"

In selecting an internship students should ascertain whether or not the company is serious about hiring its interns for permanent positions.

I would also highly recommend that students who seek internships with companies seek out companies in which they would really like to make a permanent home.

One factor I've always considered in hiring interns is what will the organization and I learn from the intern as well as what will the intern learn from us. The learning is absolutely a 2 way street. The intern, for example, may be more up to date on some new techniques/technologies just being taught in school than people who have been in the workforce for years.

Comment by Pamme Boutselis on December 21, 2009 at 7:34pm: There's a new video that addresses some great advice directly from employers regarding what they are looking for in an intern.