The Marketing Society

Getting coffee, filing, and licking envelopes - three of the most despised tasks that seem perfect for an intern. My first ever job interview ended with me asking, “What sorts of tasks can I expect to accomplish at this internship?” and them answering, “Well, we’re going to need you to learn how to make coffee right away.” I spent the rest of the interview nodding politely and obviously did not end up taking the job.

But there are also those internships where I’ve been treated as an equal. I was brought along to a photoshoot, and it was my detail-oriented eyes that noticed a mistake that no one else did. I’ve been asked for my opinions during status meetings. I pretty much got to oversee my own project. And that’s an internship to share and remember. Well, now there’s a way to share your experiences and read about others’ experiences so you avoid being the corporate beaver.

Youintern.com gives you a better perspective about the jobs that are out there. It’s a fairly new site, which means there’s not that much information on it yet, but I think it has the potential to really grow. It’s also mostly advertising internships on there (I believe it was started by advertising folks), but hopefully they expand soon to cover all types of jobs. I know I certainly could have used a resource like that to find internships and to find experiences.

Sarah