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  • Finding Spring and Summer Internships
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: January 26, 2010
    One of the best things that you can for your future in any chosen career is to apply for the various spring and summer internships that come along. There are tons that will help students to learn more about the industry that they are interested in, whether it is in the medical field, in the corporate world, in engineering, the government, and many others. Becoming an intern is a surefire way of securing your future in a company as well. Most students look at the paid internship positions, but these are not always readily available, and the demand for them is high as you can imagine. There is nothing wrong with accepting a non paying or for credit internship, where you will still benefit by accumulating academic credits which go towards your degree. Whichever types you decide on and whichev...
  • Getting to Know the Different Types of Internships
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: December 29, 2009
    When you look into getting an internship from a company you will usually find that it falls under one of two categories. It might be a paid internship, or it could be for-credit. This means that you will either get paid a salary just like every other employee, which is usually an entry level salary, or you will have to work for free, but you will receive academic credits towards your graduation instead. The type of internship you get will depend largely on the type of job you are looking at and the industry it is in. With most of the corporate internships like those in law, finance, or and real estate, you will normally get paid, but of course, the higher the salary, the more competitive it will be. For the internships in entertainment, arts, and education, you will receive credits which c...
  • Current Internship Programs Coming up for Summer
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: October 20, 2009
    With the summer vacations on the horizon, students from all over are planning their internship programs. Getting an internship is one of the most important aspects of finding a good job in the field you enjoy working in. Many interns work in sports, government, business, IT, healthcare and more. Many are non-paying internships that rather reward you in academic credits, but you can get ones that pay a small salary. If you look for an internship that is for credit only you can expect to also get short listed for a job once you have completed your studies. Currently many companies are awarding internships as the summer vacations are approaching. Here are a few of them. How to Get an Internship The first internship program that we will look at involves one of the top sports teams in the count...
  • Sports Physiotherapy Treatments for Amateurs
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: October 6, 2009
    You don’t have to be a professional athlete to get the best sports physio treatments nowadays thanks to the new enterprise founded by a group of the world’s best fitness and health experts. This clinic located in the UK will help amateur sports enthusiasts when it comes to sports injury, massage, nutrition, psychology, and physiotherapy. The group of professional sports therapists has worked on professional athletes all over the world preparing them for the Olympic Games, World Championships, and much more. This service will be a lot cheaper than a professional athlete would pay, but the goal is to help those who love sports to correct problems, get professionally treated for sport specific injuries, rehabilitation, and strengthening. Sports Physiotherapy Careers Headed by world class ...
  • Learning about Internships and How to Be a Successful...
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: August 28, 2009
    There are lots of different internship opportunities if you look around you. No matter what career path you want to explore, or what you have studied, there is always the possibility of an internship or taking part in a graduate program. These internships are designed to introduce you to the industry that you have working so hard to qualify for. Most internship programs are offered through corporate, but you can also search for government internships and international internships. The main areas that you can hope to become an intern in include finance, marketing and sales, business, and more. You might be asking though, “Why bother getting an internship at all?” Well, the first reason is so that you can get on the job training and experience. This will give you a much stronger backgrou...
  • Top 10 Tips for Being a Successful Intern
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: May 5, 2009
    Interning in any country, in any industry, has its pros and cons, and to make things easier for those of you who are getting a summer internship this year, here are the top 10 things that you can do to make your internship a success: Make Sure You are Noticed Make sure that the important people in the company realize that you are new by initiating contact and offering to help out in any way. Your friendly, go-getter attitude is what will impress the boss. Do Research About the Company Knowing everything you can about the company you are going to intern at and its employers will give you a good footing. You can learn more by reading local newspapers, asking the Chamber of Commerce, setting up interviews, checking websites, and requesting more information from the company itself.  Set Goal...
  • Worldwide Sports Internships
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: April 15, 2009
    There are many different places around the world that offer sports internships and if you want to experience living in a different location and learn all about the sports of that country, then this is a valuable exercise for anyone looking to go into a professional sports career, whether it is to play, become an agent, manage, coach, or even to cover the journalism side of sports. There are a number of excellent intern programs like AustraLearn which offers full internships throughout cities in Australia and New Zealand. The sports interns that join this program will learn a huge amount about sports management, sports marketing, sporting programs, fitness training, program development, tour operations, coaching, surveying, tourism development, sports customer service, and more. In Canada t...
  • Intern Programs Overseas
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: March 21, 2009
    If you want to become an intern to get ahead in the career of your choice, there are many ways of doing this and many places where you can find exciting intern programs. One of the most exciting places to become an intern is overseas. There are many wonderful benefits and opportunities of getting an international internship, but you must be very careful to choose the internship for the actual job and not for the location. To get the best training and advice possible, you should not necessarily choose an internship in the most exotic location, but rather where you feel you will get the best working opportunity. You will also benefit greatly from working in a foreign land, and learn about different cultures and economic structures. Remember that in other countries there might be perfect oppo...
  • Different Types of Internships
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: February 24, 2009
    When you want to learn all about the career path you have in mind after graduating, an internship is probably the best and most common way to do this. You not only gain on the job experience, but you will sometimes get paid as much as the entry level salary depending on the industry. There are various types of internships of which the paid version is one. There is also a for-credit internship where you will receive credits towards your graduation, which is normally an unpaid job. Sometimes however there is also a paid credit option called a stipend, but these are very rare to find, and many just cover your basics, such as transport, meals, and placement. When you are looking for an internship while still at college or university, make sure that you can find one that offers academic credits...
  • Internships Create Career Opportunities
    Written by Nicolene No Comments
    Last Updated:: February 23, 2009
    Most of the time, when you hear of becoming an intern or taking an internship, you think about shadowing someone from a company and learning what they do without getting paid. While this may be true of some places, it is far from the truth. The many misconceptions surrounding internships has prompted the Internship Finder website, where you will get all the details about internships including how to get them, what they are, the different job categories you can find internships in, internship terminology, where to apply for internships and more. You will soon have access to a job board when the member’s section is launched so that you can apply for internships easily online from the Internship Finder website. You can also find lots of resume tips, interview advice, details about when to i...