Column: The trials and errors of a summer internship search
By Noah Monroe | Feb. 22"Like many students right now, I’m in the process of trying to find a summer internship. It’s exhausting."
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"Like many students right now, I’m in the process of trying to find a summer internship. It’s exhausting."
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A 26-foot-long motorized peanut has arrived on campus, making Chapel Hill the latest stop on what recent UNC graduate Alejandra Galindo calls “East to West nut crackin’ fest.”
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University of Virginia School of Law applicants are likely attracted by the school’s ranking — eighth, according to U.S. News and World Report. It also has the highest employment rate in the nation, 95.6 percent, within nine months of graduation.
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North Carolina has continued to climb out of the recession in the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce — a hopeful sign for students that the job market is becoming increasingly viable.
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UNC students looking for a job after graduation have reason to be optimistic.
Read More »Students have a chance this week to get a head-start on their job hunt. University Career Services is hosting its biggest events of the year — the Diversity Job and Internship Fair and the Fall Job and Internship Expo — Friday and Saturday, respectively.
Read More »As flip flops, palm trees and pool parties fill the minds of UNC students, so does a less relaxing topic – summer jobs.
Read More »With an increasingly uncertain economy, many students are looking for an extra competitive edge. Internships are becoming a major catalyst in job searches.
Read More »The College of Arts and Sciences has an open position for a full-time multimedia intern.The internship is a one-year paid editorial position in the college’s communications office.
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Social media are a means to an end, whether it be to connect with employers, find old friends or share pictures. But it can be a waste of time if misused.
Read More »In an effort to help students determine career goals, University Career Services held a workshop Thursday explaining the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The test uses a questionnaire that pinpoints four psychological preferences to measure how people perceive the world and make decisions.
Read More »As May, graduation and summer loom closer, one thought is prevalent on students’ minds. Internships. But students aren’t the only ones thinking about internships. Local companies take advantage of the talent available at UNC by offering dozens of paid and unpaid jobs year round
Read More »There’s a whole page in the nightlife section of the Fodor’s guide for D.C. about interns, and how to recognize them by the eager expressions, intern badges – and hangovers. It sounds cynical, but the truth is worse. Securing an internship in D.C. requires stellar references, resumes, writing samples, interviews and more, all for a chance to work in the American capital.
Read More »In today’s fierce competition for jobs, the need for recent college graduates to stand out means every experience must be marketed as a strength.
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The call to become a teacher can be strong but not without hesitance. With concerns about salaries and staff cutbacks, professors in the School of Education said many students, though interested in teaching, opt against enrolling in the school. And that isn’t necessarily a bad idea, they said.
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