{"id":1358,"date":"2013-12-06T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2013-12-05T14:39:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T19:39:57","slug":"kate-the-end-of-an-internship-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/12\/06\/kate-the-end-of-an-internship-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate: The End of an Internship Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KateScott\"<\/a>Over the past three years, I\u2019ve spent four semester and two summers interning at five different places and yesterday marked the last day of my life as an intern.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I have loved the learning experiences and people I\u2019ve met during that time but at a certain point, you\u2019re just ready for the next step.\u00a0 And I am definitely there.<\/p>\n

As I spend the next few months looking, applying, and interviewing (hopefully!) for jobs, I know my internships will provide me with many of the skills and knowledge I need.\u00a0 For all of you who are the beginning of this process, here are my top tips, tricks, & smarts about intern life.<\/p>\n

Do as many internships in as many specialties as you can. <\/b>A degree in COM can lead you do many, many paths.\u00a0 Don\u2019t think that because you major in magazine journalism that you can only intern for magazines or because you\u2019re a PR major, you can only intern for PR firms.\u00a0 There are so many different types of communication and interning in a variety of areas can really help you learn what you like.\u00a0 I\u2019ve worked for big and small companies, in digital, fashion, hospitality, and the publishing industry.\u00a0 All have given me invaluable skills and really helped me narrow down my interests.<\/p>\n

Learn what you don\u2019t like. <\/b>Yes, internships help you figure out what you like to do but they also are amazing at helping you decide what you don\u2019t like to do.\u00a0 Sometimes everything you thought you would love turns out to not be right.\u00a0 For me that was agency PR.\u00a0 I thought that was the perfect job for me until I did it and realized it was not right at all.\u00a0 I had four internships before I found one I really loved so I whole heartedly encourage you to try everything until you figure it out for yourself.<\/p>\n

Go the extra mile. <\/b>I cannot say this enough.\u00a0 During six internships, I\u2019ve worked with many other interns and let me tell you, there are a lot of really sucky ones out there.\u00a0 And you really don\u2019t want to be one of them.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be late.\u00a0 Don\u2019t say you\u2019ll do something and then don\u2019t.\u00a0 Stay late to finish something. Sit in on that meeting.\u00a0 People notice and they remember.\u00a0 Doing those little things make you stand out among the crowd and that is always a good thing.<\/p>\n

Take every opportunity. <\/b>A lot of things will come up throughout a semester that aren\u2019t planned or part of a job description.\u00a0 Having the opportunity to work events, sit in on meetings, even just having lunch with your coworkers and supervisors are extra times to shine.\u00a0 You\u2019ll learn a lot and it shows that you really want to be there.\u00a0 And that is also always a good thing.<\/p>\n

Internships are vital to your success in the communication industry.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s great to learn more about your field at an internship but they are also so helpful in learning how to be an employee, work in an office, and work with others.\u00a0 I\u2019m so proud of my experiences and everything I\u2019ve learned and I know that those skills will make me a very viable candidate in the job search.\u00a0 Wish me luck in the next era!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the past three years, I\u2019ve spent four semester and two summers interning at five different places and yesterday marked the last day of my life as an intern.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, I have loved the learning experiences and people I\u2019ve met during that time but at a certain point, you\u2019re just ready for … Continue reading Kate: The End of an Internship Era<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1359,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions\/1359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}