There’s no question that internships benefit both interns and employers. Employers can use internships to recruit and screen potential future employees – evaluating the quality of their work, first-hand. Interns can infuse the workplace with enthusiasm, energy and fresh ideas, with the side benefit of motivating current employees to follow suit! On the flip side, […]
In today’s tight labor market, college interns can be both be an effective source of labor and a talent pipeline for future employees – especially after weeks of tailored on-the-job training at your NYC-based company/offices! Entrepreneur Magazine estimates there are 15 million college students looking for summer internships every year and says internships are one […]
Does your company make the list of the best companies to work for in New York City? Do you have cool perks that will attract top talent – both employees and interns — like opportunities for global travel and a free MacBook plus a $500 equipment allowance for every new hire? No? According to Built […]
Lessons Learned from My Summer Internship When Julia Cione of Dallas, TX interned at AT&T as part of its FLITE intern program, one of the first things she recognized was that the people did not passively work at their jobs. “They actively immerse themselves in their roles — and so do the interns,” she said. […]
You’ve got your resume polished and your verbal selfie perfected. But does a prospective employer see you the same way you see yourself? Is the person sitting across from you even looking for the same character traits you think she is? Here’s how to get inside the mind of a hiring manager and find out […]
The first thing we notice about someone is how they look. We can’t help it, it’s human nature. Nobody really does it on purpose, but people form opinions in the first five or 10 seconds of meeting someone – based largely on appearance and that includes clothes. If two people are standing side by side […]
So, you’re spending the summer in New York. Before you begin your awesome internship that may require 12-hour workdays and some weekends, take time to get to know the legendary city you’ll be living in. This is the greatest city on the planet, after all, the City of Dreams, the City That Never Sleeps, the […]
You’ve heard the old proverb, you don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression, right? As college student in search of a dream internship or a grad about to launch a career, you can be strategic about the impressions you give and head off any snap judgments HR managers may unconsciously make. […]
One thing to consider as you prepare to make a move to temporary digs like 33 Beekman for your first summer internship in New York: your online reputation matters. The internet has a far longer reach than the education and employment references you offer a hiring manager. In fact, 78 percent of all recruiters check […]
Everything I Need to Know About Workplace Politics I Learned During My Summer Internship While it may sound like great advice to avoid office politics during your summer internship, how realistic is that? The truth is, all workplaces revolve around perceived and actual roles, which is what workplace politics are all about. Why not use […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Summer Intern Romance Summer internships are a brief, golden time that you’ll remember forever as you move through the subsequent stages of your life. You’ll never forget the thrill of landing in New York for the first time – whether you fly in during the day or night – […]
How to Live Like a New Yorker! Living in New York isn’t the same as visiting, and becoming a New Yorker is no easy feat. But once you have been a resident of this amazing city, even for a short time, you will never be the same. To paraphrase the iconic song about New York, […]
How to Avoid NYC Broker Horror Stories! Any savvy New-Yorker-to-be knows better than to try to find an apartment in the city without help – and that goes double for an intern looking for summer housing! A trusted broker sounds like just the person for the job—but considering some of the broker horror stories floating […]
How to Deliver a Winning Elevator Speech! Imagine yourself in the elevator at you summer internship and who should join you for a ride to your floor but the CEO of the company you’re working for? They say you should always have an “elevator speech” ready to deliver, that succinct “commercial” about yourself. It needs […]
How to Write a Great Resume! Scoring a summer internship in New York City is just the beginning. From the outset, your internship can be more than just a line on your resume. It can also be away to start crafting a branding document to introduce an excellent candidate–you! The specific job duties you perform […]
What’s Not to Love About High-Rise Living? Transplants to New York City are often struck by amazing access to the mouth-watering menus offered by so many varied restaurants, the sheer volume of people, and all the high-rise buildings that dot the Manhattan cityscape. If you’ve secured a summer internship and are moving to “the city […]
Tips on Negotiating a Great Offer (and Why You Should!) Project yourself into the near future, to that moment when all of your hard work from your summer internship om NYC has materialized into a job offer! Before this moment arrives, give some thought about what you are going to say—do you dare negotiate? Remember […]
How to Turn Your NYC Internship into a Full-Time Career! One of the reasons, if not THE reason, to invest three months of your life into a demanding summer internship in New York City is to parlay that experience into a full-time job. So how does that happen? What are the keys to converting temporary […]
How to Avoid Your Own NYC Apartment Horror Story Still floating on air after scoring that fabulous internship in NYC this summer? Pull yourself down to earth because you still need to figure out where you will be staying! The world of New York City rentals is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Remember Alice’s Adventures […]
Must-Haves for a Summer Internship in NYC! The seasons are about to change and that means it’s time to start thinking about must-haves for your summer internship in NYC! In all the excitement of having landed a summer gig in Gotham, don’t forget to make a list of things you need to line up well […]
Five Things No One Tells You About Summer Internships In a few short weeks it’ll be intern season and thousands of ambitious students and recent grads will dive into summer internships to get valuable work experience to test-drive a career and embark on a life-altering journey. If that’s you, you’re about to seize opportunities that […]
Must-Haves for a Summer Internship in NYC! The seasons are about to change and that means it’s time to start thinking about must-haves for your summer internship in NYC! In all the excitement of having landed a summer gig in Gotham, don’t forget to make a list of things you need to line up well […]
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