Archive for September, 2009
Intern Queen guest blog on Wasabi Ventures
InternQueen
Check out my guest blog for Wasabi Ventures “Make Interns A Vital Part of Your Start-Up” , http://blog.wasabiventures.com/make-interns-a-vital-part-of-your-start-up/
Intern Queen guest blog on RecessionWire
InternQueen
Check out my feature “Interns Wanted and Working Harder” below:
http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/08/17/internships-in-recession/
The “Wealthy” Advantage
InternQueen
In the past few weeks there have been several blog posts and articles focusing on the wealthy advantage of certain students in conjunction with unpaid internships. This particular advantage infers that students coming from middle to upper class families have an easier time taking on unpaid internships. The advantage also assumes that students from lower-income families need to pay their own way through school and therefore cannot realistically participate in an unpaid internship program.
In an ideal world, all internships are paid programs. However, the current economy has proven many young adults are willing to make financial sacrifices during difficult times because the experience of working at a desirable company will pay off in the long run.
A recent Forbes article stated: “an extremely large percentage of the student population cannot afford unpaid internships. These are students who struggle to balance the rigors of college with the need to earn enough to cover living expenses.”
This article provides students with a reason to not pursue internship opportunities. Lack of time. Lack of money. It incorrectly suggests that wealthy students are taking advantage of internship programs while disadvantaged students are working too many hours to fit in time for internships. As someone who has worked for several years with thousands of college students from diverse backgrounds, I can assure you that this is not the case. It takes a motivated and ambitious individual to pursue available internships. As educators and mentors, we should constantly be encouraging students to consider internship opportunities – both paid and unpaid.
It is not the financially secure person who gets the job; rather it is the focused candidate who strives to succeed and understands the value of an internship opportunity. This candidate will find a way to make everything work in their specific situation. If anything, their lack of financial means serves as a motivational tool which provides the necessary incentive to excel in their chosen fields.
Lauren Berger
“The Intern Queen”
Lauren Berger is the CEO of Intern Queen Inc. She is known as “The Intern Queen” after participating in 15 internships during her 4 years of college. Berger currently runs both http://www.internqueen.com and http://www.quarterlife.com/intern. She has been featured in Business Week, The New York Post, Washington Post, etc. Her National Fall Speaking Tour kicks off September 30th 2009.
A letter of advice to students from a professor
TalentEgg Incubator
“Learn to catch the storyline of the courses and conversations and relationships and solitary epiphanies you will experience at college or university. It isn’t easy. It requires a lot of hard work….
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The first year of university from the perspective of a continuing education student
TalentEgg Incubator
“I’m here to prove to myself and everyone else that I have potential. There were people who said I’m a failure and could never do it and others who believed in me and said I would be able to. I want…
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How stand out during the fall campus recruitment season
TalentEgg Incubator
On college and university campuses across Canada in the coming weeks, some of Canada’s top employers will be holding information sessions, attending career fairs and reaching out to students in every…
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Dare yourself to be motivated and help others at the same time
TalentEgg Incubator
I always make fun of the avid cyclists in my office, so they dared me to ride 10K and raise $1000. We dared our boss to shave her head. Some people are losing weight. Canadian musician k-os is going…
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The 5 best ways to land your resumé in the trash
TalentEgg Incubator
Given the multitude of misinformation out there regarding resumé tips, strategies, and techniques I want to help set the record straight. Here are the five best ways to get your resumé thrown in the…
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Friday Finds: Weekend reading
TalentEgg Incubator
September campus recruitment drive Q&A. Gov’t student loans are changing. Work from home job scam tips. Students are using drugs to help with studying. 10 job tweeters you should be following….
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Why I walked away from a job opportunity
TalentEgg Incubator
I feel that my ability to work for an organization should have nothing to do with what I look like, but the skills I possess.
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