Converse is a well known footwear brand synonymous with cool, hip, classic, and they are now looking for interns for the Fall of 2011. This could be the perfect opportunity to hone your public relations and marketing skills and travel to New York City to work in media relations, press events, and much more. Converse requires interns to work a minimum of 3 days a week from 9 am to 6 pm, but you need to have the appropriate experience for the job.

You will only be awarded credit compensation, but although this is not a paying job, it will still give you an amazing chance to work with one of the most famous brands in the world. The internship will involve performing the following duties:

• You will help give out samples of the footwear and clothing for all requests including broadcast, editorial, and celebrities, which also means creating sample forms to keep track of inventory, packing samples and bringing them to the mailroom, checking returned samples and restocking them.
• Help to organize and maintain the PR samples closet by making sure that everything is displayed neatly and correctly for the current season and archiving old products.
• You will checking any media sources for editorial coverage and save clips of any press piece pertaining to the company. This will include archiving as well.
• Help with product orders, mailings, and gifts, including the lookbook that is distributed each season, as well as giveaways, and product orders.
• Updating and maintaining editor and media databases with current contacts for collections.
  Assist at special press events and previews.
• General admin duties including press kit production, photo copying, mailings, organization, expenses and mail distribution, and distributing magazines.

Candidates need to have experience in the fashion industry, working in PR, as well as editorial and magazine experience. They are also asked to have Photoshop experience and should be familiar with File Maker Pro. 

There are plenty of other internships like this one offered for the Fall season and into the Winter where you can learn more about the industry of your choice easily and either for academic credits or for a salary. Many internship programs have started offering payment, but you will have to decide what is best for you and whether you need those credits or not. Some do offer credits as well as a small remuneration which is always preferred to pay for transportation costs and such.

If you want to learn more about the different types of internships you can get and discover what other intern possibilities there are, visit the Internship Finder website and become a member. Once you have signed up, you will be able to visit the Job Board and search for current job listings, and also find out what makes a good intern.

You will get great interning advice, learn how to be a success and stand yourself in good stead to be offered a permanent job when you graduate by the company who hired you for the intern position. There are many dos and don’ts when interning, and this website will show exactly how to be the best intern in a career field that you love.

According to studies, internships are the best way to go about finding out if you want to do a certain job, and likewise it is the best way for companies to find hard working, dedicated future employees, who are passionate about the industry and who have been able to get a good understanding of the company over the semester break or GAP year. With the summer months producing a heap of new interns that are job ready when they leave university, it is hoped that companies will continue the trend.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has made 5 students very happy recently as the Science and Technology Council has once again offered their exciting 10 to 12 week internship program. The lucky students will get to meet and work with some of the top names in the film technology industry including Industrial Light and Magic, Rhythm and Hues, and Pixar Animation Studios.

Elizabeth Cohen, the internship’s program chair, said, “The Tech Council’s interns are selected for their academic excellence and their potential to make contributions to the future of the motion picture industry. The mentor-guided programs provide science and engineering experiences that will power enduring innovation and cultivate a profound appreciation of the cinematic art form.”

The 5 students selected for this prestigious internship program are:

• Yunfeng Bai from Cornell University will be hosted by Industrial Light & Magic
• Yeon Jin Lee from the University of California in Berkeley will be hosted by Pixar Animation Studios
• Alex Pagliaro from the Rochester Institute of Technology will be hosted by the Science and Technology Council
• Xinxin Zhang from the New York University will be hosted by Pixar Animation Studios
• Yunfei Bai from the Georgia Institute of Technology will be hosted by Rhythm & Hues Studios

The students will get real life experience during this internship and it is one of the most sought after internships if they want to work in film technology, as a graphic designer, a sound engineer, in research and development and other film segments. When you get to intern with one of the most famous organizations in the world, it is an honor you can’t possibly turn down.

Aside from the internships in the film industry and other large corporations, you can also apply for government internships if you want to get into the industry of your choice and get first-hand experience of what the job is like.

Aside from being able to get a foot in the door, an internship is another great way of finding out whether or not you enjoy the type of job that you are working towards. Some people might have high hopes of being a lawyer, but once they intern at a law firm, they could take a step back and realize that they don’t actually enjoy the work.

It is easy to love working in film, but there are certain aspects to the technology and development side o things that these students might find challenging for example the long hours. There are always pros and cons to working in any industry, and an internship, paid or not, will give you the knowledge and experience that will let you decide whether you can live with the cons.

If you want to find out more about the different types of internships you can apply for, make sure you visit Internship Finder.

The Whitehall Internship Program offered by the British Government is a way for those from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn about civil service careers and give them more experience in this field. Whitehall is divided into three government internships, all of which cater for a specific demographic, namely undergraduates, graduates, secondary school students, and college students. The three internship programs are as follows:

Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship

This is for undergraduates and graduates and is designed to help develop a students’ skills in civil service as well as offering career prospects and providing an understand of what the civil service offers.

College Level Internship

This government internship is aimed at 16 to 17 year olds and is designed to offer school leavers work experience in the civil service for two weeks to gain insight into the industry.

Secondary School Level Internship

This internship is aimed at 13 to 14 year olds and is a simple day long program. Students will get to meet and talk to senior figures, whilst building their knowledge of the civil service as well as getting to work in a professional environment.

The college and secondary school level internship programs will be debuting for the first time this summer, and will be fully functional by summer 2012.

The Minister without Portfolio, Baroness Warsi said, “Obtaining an internship often depends on who, rather than what, you know. Many talented young people miss out simply because they lack the necessary contacts or face financial barriers when internships are unpaid. These schemes will give students a real start in life by not only providing skills and experiences that they can draw on when looking for jobs but the programs will broaden their horizons and raise their aspirations.”

Following these internship programs being announced, it was also announced that no informal internships would be offered anymore starting from 2012. The head of the Civil Service, Sir Gus O’Donnell commented on the internships on offer, “We need people who are passionate and have a sense of pride about delivering and improving services, have a professional approach to their work and are flexible and adaptable to change. The Summer Diversity Internship Program is developed to give an insight into the wide ranging opportunities across the Civil Service.”
 
If you want to learn more about how to become an intern and apply for the other types of summer internships visit Internship Finder today.

The 2nd Annual InPursuit Internship Conference was held in by University Career Services (UCS) in Norris on Sunday 17th October 2010, where over 200 students were given accurate information and advice on how to land an internship. Various sessions were held over the afternoon including networking, internship strategies and search resources, resume writing, self marketing and self assessment.

Many students were grateful for the information with some learning how to give the correct impression for an internship interview, and others finding out how to network effectively. The conference lasted for 5 hours and all 200 students walked away more prepared, more enthusiastic and more determined to get that internship that they have always wanted.

Many of them wanted to gain an advantage on the competition as many students will be vying for the same internship programs.

One sophomore student, Rose Fang said, “I actually learned a lot, ranging from how you should smile and do your handshake, to different things like what type of people you should be looking to meet, what type of people should be in your network, and how to present yourself.”

Compared to last year’s event, this one was geared more towards upperclassmen as well as the sophomores and freshmen, so that everyone got some first-hand advice, whether they are just starting out or are more advanced in how internships work.

One of the seniors, McCall Vollum said, “I learned a lot about networking, not only the importance of it but that networking is mostly about the effort that you put into a connection. It’s about the initiative.”

She got to put those networking skills to good use along with other attendees at the networking session at the end of the conference. Fang also stayed for the end session, who commented, “Based on how they say you should start relationships and how to maintain those relationships, I think it’s really great for how I would apply it to my future: maintaining a network of relationships and really using that network.”

If you missed out on this conference, then make sure you keep an eye out for the Internship Initiative on the 11th November 2010 held by UCS where networking will be discussed in more detail.

You can also find out more about internships by visiting the Internship Finder website. Here you will learn about the different types of internships that you can get including paid and unpaid ones. You can get advice about how to apply for internships and what to do to prepare for any interviews. There are plenty of tips that you can get when you sign up as a member. You can even find internship programs on the website and apply for them right away.

There are government internships, corporate internships, and foreign internships which can all be found on the website. The best thing to do is to keep checking the Internship Job Board regularly for any new internship programs that have been posted by employers.

New hopeful to become the leader of the Labour Party in the UK, Andy Burnham has proposed to end unpaid internships lasting longer than 3 months. His recently published manifesto states that business along with the former secretary of health would work together to, “end the practice of unpaid internships lasting more than three months”. The manifesto also added that, “All placements should be supported by the national minimum wage at least”.

Burnham said, “The trend towards unpaid work and internships across all sectors and industries is placing the most attractive and powerful jobs beyond the reach of young people with the least means and connections.”

Burnham is also looking into other options that will help students once they have graduated including giving them an extended period of time to pay off student loans to enable them to get unpaid work for a short period to gain experience, whilst eventually securing an internship on minimum wage.

Burnham added to this further by saying, “I will also propose that all work experience, placements and internships be advertised by law so that the opportunities they present are available to all, not just to those in the know”.

This is great news for students who want to gain equal opportunities for work placement and who require payment in order to work. Not all students are able to sustain a job without getting paid and this is the main problem in the UK and indeed across the world. Those who would really benefit from an internship to secure a high paying or excellent job are not able to accept the opportunity because they have to make money. This could be due to the fact that their parents cannot afford to support them, or that they have a costly student loan to pay off.

The best jobs should not just be available to those have more money, which is the main concept behind Burnham’s campaign. The leadership ballot results for the Labour Party will be released on the 25th September.

If you are looking at the internship opportunities that are offers, you will find that many of the best ones are unpaid and this can be disheartening. A law ensuring that long term internships are paid for positions is something that should be looked into in every country around the world.

If you are in search of an internship, there is not just the issue of payment, but you also have to compete with so many other students to get accepted into many of the programs. Some programs only offer 20 places or 30 places and some might just offer 1 or 2, which means that you have to brush up on your job application and interview skills as well as get advice on how to create an amazing resume.

This is something that you will get help with when you become a member on the Internship Finder website. Here you will not only get all the detailed information that you require to get accepted for the best internship opportunities, but you will also be able to search the list of currently available internships and apply right away, so don’t hesitate to join today!

Even with a slowly recovering economy, companies are still hiring a lot of interns, and a recent survey, done by CollegeGrad.com, has revealed exactly who these companies are. This is great for those of you who are studying and want to further your career in a certain field by gaining as much experience as you can. For companies, the benefits of offering internship programs are huge. They can hire interns on a for credit basis, which saves them money and gets various jobs done at the same time.

The results show that Southwestern is the number one hirer of interns for the year. They basically do this for sales based jobs, where the students will earn commission off any sales they make, door to door, from books, CD ROMs and website subscriptions. This is different to the way an internship normally works, where companies hire an employee for a job as an assistant in the office to learn the ropes and earn a small salary if possible, or just academic credits.

The survey has also shown that internships in aerospace and defense have been increasing, while those in banking and retail have been slowing down. You also get those who have been hiring interns for many years and have specific programs established to hire a certain number each year including PricewaterhouseCoopers, and General Electric. In these kinds of corporate internships, you will gain the most traditional interning experience getting face time with executives and learning in depth corporate knowledge. With these kinds of internships, there is also the additional advantage of the internship leading to a full time career after graduation.

This is what a recent survey by National Association of Colleges and Employers found.

“Students with internship experience were more likely to have job offers upon graduating and had median salaries of $45,301, nearly 31% more than the $34,601 made by those with no internship experience.”

Hiring is still happening frequently thanks to the poor economy and unemployment rate across all industry sectors. If you are hoping to get an internship then you should check out Southwestern or any of the other top United States hiring firms including Walgreen Company, KPMG, Ernst and Young, Target, Intel, Microsoft, and ExxonMobile among others. You can easily find out more about their internship programs by visiting their websites or you can quickly find and apply to be an intern through Internship Finder.

Here you will also have the chance to find out more about what being an intern involves, how to be a successful intern and get tips for when you apply for intern jobs. With the various companies hiring interns all over the country, you now have a good idea as to who the best companies are to approach and apply with, whether you want to earn some extra cash during the summer holidays, or to earn extra credits for your studies.

Being an intern gives you the opportunity to find out what kinds of careers you enjoy and will allow you to have first-hand knowledge and experience of the industry you are thinking about establishing a career in.

There are plenty of college students out there who have heard of interning and many realize that this is one of the most important aspects to getting a job once they have graduated. For many though, an internship is just a job where you don’t get paid. This is why internships are so necessary and why the internship programs are offered in so many companies.

First of all internships exist all over the world and many interns choose to work abroad to gain valuable life experience while still learning about the industry they want to eventually work in. This is usually done over a summer vacation or as a gap year program.

The main benefit of internships is to get a foot in the door and to gain experience in your field. It is all very well studying for 4 or 5 years and being the best in your class, but many companies do not want the best on paper – they want the best in a real life situation.

Another reason why interning is so important is that it gives you the chance to earn academic credits which are important for your college or university graduation. Most companies will look at these credits very seriously before hiring you, so it is good to have as many as you can get.

If you are fortunate enough to find, apply and get a paid internship, you will get first hand real life experience working for a company. This gives you not only an idea of the working environment that you will be getting into, but also the prospects you have for advancement. This is important for revealing your true nature and if you actually want to work in the industry you are studying for.

Many people think that becoming a lawyer or working in the government is what they want to do and then when they find out more by completing an internship program, they change their minds. Interning is done in most corporations and businesses and is another way for a company to find a new staff member without going through hundreds or thousands of applications. They already know you and know how you work and have also been able to train and guide you in their way of doing things.

This is all very helpful when you apply for a job, and most interns actually get offered a job with the company they interned with. So, in a way, interning is like your very first job interview for when you leave college.

This is why it is very important to do it right. Learn more about what you have to do to be a good intern and learn about the best ways to apply, fill out the applications and get involved by visiting the Internship Finder website. Become a member and you have full access to detailed info and the job board where current internship opportunities are offered.

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 whichever internships you come across that you can apply for during the spring and summer months, you should be sure to use the internship advice and tips that are offered on Internship Finder to help you be the best intern you can be. Currently there are internship offers for undergraduates to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering’s High Performance Computing Applications in Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, known as HARP.

Another popular choice for interning is to go to the Walt Disney Company and many hospitality internships are offered at Disney World which provide the students with a once in a lifetime opportunity and valuable experience is gained here.

If you are looking for something more governmental, there are various internships offered in the Department of Justice, at the White House, and many other places where you can make a difference and see the inner working of the country.

Most of the time, people tend to look for internships that they will find or get easily. This is not the thing to do if you want to excel in your chosen professional and make it into a top company when you graduate. Most interns are actually offered jobs at the companies where they intern, so it is highly important to make the right decision about where to intern and about the type of internship you get.

If you want to learn more about a specific industry that is based overseas or that operates out of a different State, for example, you should not be afraid to take the proverbial “bull by the horns” and apply. Remember that when you become a member of the above mentioned website you have all the resources at your fingertips to make an excellent intern.

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 can be very useful in terms of your studies.

When deciding what internship to go for, you should not be swayed by the money. If you are interested in a career in education, then don’t just look at the internships which offer payment, because you could end up missing out on the best internship opportunity for you that is for credit. Rather look at what each of the internships has to offer you, and find the program that suits you the best, and that you think will offer you the most in terms of education, experience, and job possibilities for when you have graduated.

For more details on internships and how to go about finding the perfect one for you, have a look at Internship Finder today.

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 country, the Boston Red Sox. This is the best in terms of baseball and business aspects. Recently a BC High graduate, William Keough, won a contest offered by Bentley University giving him the chance to intern for one month at Fenway Park and be involved in marketing and sponsorship for all the sports teams including the Red Sox. This internship provides students with intricate business knowledge and communication skills. You also get the chance watch each Red Socks game and even their batting practice.

For those that love sports and who want to be involved in the marketing side of things, this internship is one of the top ones as you work primarily for Fenway Sports Group or FSG. They are committed to driving brand awareness and use innovative tools for marketing integration challenges. Aside from the Red Sox, the Fenway Sports Group is also associated with Boston College Athletics and Rousch Fenway Racing. Part of the internship will involve online research for sponsors,

Another exciting aspect of being an intern for the FSG is to be part of the Red Socks Destinations program. This allows fans to go on trips to various Red Sox away games, and the also get to meet a Red Sox player. The internship program will include helping with the organization of this event. Getting to the business side of things, you will also get to attend quarterly meetings and find out about the running of the Red Sox, achievements in ticket sales, future developments at Fenway and more. Here is what William Keough had to say about his summer internship:

“This internship provided me with connections I feel can make a difference in the future, and valuable business knowledge. I strongly recommend that everyone enter this contest. The reward isn’t money or fame; it’s the opportunity of a lifetime to work for one of the most successful franchises in the country. The prize cannot be spent away or wasted. It is an experience that will benefit you for the rest of your life. The knowledge I garnered over the length of my internship has significantly surpassed the knowledge I could learn in a classroom. This great opportunity has given me a step ahead of my classmates in college and an unparalleled motivation to become an intelligent, aggressive, and successful businessman.”

Another type of internship you can get is offered by the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars. Currently 250 State System students have participated in this program which sends graduates to Washington DC to work in government, business, and various non-profit organizations. These include the Environmental Protection Agency, the Peace Corps, and the Library of Congress.

One of the best parts of this program is that is connects the students with professional in the industry that they want to be working in within the next five years.  It offers the perfect networking system that helps interns to be better prepared for life after college as they search for new jobs. It gives them the confidence to apply for top jobs even though the job market is tough at the moment.

Looking at these two brilliant summer programs that offer unpaid internships with various companies you can be assured that no matter what industry you are interested in working in, there will be a suitable place for you. Being an intern will afford you the opportunity to learn more about the different jobs that you can get once you have graduated, and this can also be your foot in the door when it comes to getting a job in your chosen profession.

You can learn more about being an intern when you visit Internship Finder and become a member. Here you will find out how to get an internship and get tons of great advice about being an intern including do’s and don’ts of applying for an internship, interviewing for an internship, and working at an internship. With this information you can participate in one of these top internship programs, and easily succeed.