Tom Castellani, computer science major from the class of summer 2009, worked as a programming intern for MATRIX, MSU’s Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online here in East Lansing. His for-credit internship lasted from December 2008 to May 2009, and he ended up working there this past summer. We interviewed him over the summer to get his story. (more…)
Recently, we published an article on Julie Becker, an alumna who was able to convert an internship into a full-time job. It turns out that Ryan Alloway, who graduated in May 2009 with a degree in communications and a specialization in public relations, was on the same path at the same time at Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Maryland (just outside of Washington, D.C.). (more…)
It can be easy to see recruiters as the bad guys, especially during an economic downturn. They are the gatekeepers, whose job it is to weed “unqualified” job seekers out of their applicant pool. One good thing to keep in mind: they’ve been on the other side of the table before, looking for jobs themselves. And many would love to offer jobs to all of the talented students they talk to; they are just limited by budget. (more…)
You want to add internship experience to your résumé, but you don’t want to wait until summer to do it. You have a 12-month lease and don’t want to try to find a sublessee, let alone lose money on the deal (trust me, you will), so you’re stuck in East Lansing for the next year. You need internship credit in order to graduate and your off-campus job isn’t career-related—or you may have an on-campus job that is career-related, but isn’t officially an internship. Do any of these dilemmas sound familiar? Problem solved: with the new(ish) Internships@State program, you can get valuable experience and learn what it’s like to work in your field of choice without leaving campus. Or, if you really do want to leave campus, you can work with one of the 240 MSU departments worldwide. (more…)
Julie Becker, advertising major from the class of 2009, worked as an interpersonal communications specialist at Motion Marketing & Media (or M3 Group), a full-service advertising, marketing, and PR agency just down the road in Lansing. She interned there from November 2007 through May 2009, using her last four months for internship credit, and ended up with a full-time job as M3’s ideation specialist. Her first day was May 11, 2009—you can read about what she does at M3 now on her company bio page, but keep reading to see how she managed to convert her internship into a job. (more…)
