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posting of unpaid internships on campus and through campus Web sites. Of the 95 percent of colleges that promoted unpaid internship, only 30 percent required that students obtain academic credit. According to Ross Perlin, author of the essay “Unpaid Interns, Complicit Colleges”, of the college advisors he spoke to they all admitted to not being able to “monitor and reassess” all placements let alone postings. Most also admitted to not having the ability to visit student workplaces. Benefits of…

experienced a different setting in which I was given a great amount of independence and responsibility. I helped manage Day to Serve, an annual initiative, that our office coordinates on behalf of the Governor of Maryland. I worked with two other interns and we were given almost complete autonomy in overseeing this huge program. I connected with many community leaders and nonprofit, business executives to network Day to Serve with organizations across Maryland such as non-profits, faith…

trying to bring me on for an internship in the summer. By doing this I would gain experience with a major league team and as long as I do a professional job through the connections that I could potentially make with the Orioles, be invited back to intern again or even hired a job post college. The second piece of advice that struck me was doing anything I could to get my foot in the door within the organization. So, I went out on LinkedIn and used some staff directories to find professionals…

In my college career which has been around 4 years now, these first two weeks are the first of any trimester or semester that instead of being enrolled in classes, I’m enrolled in an internship. This is definitely a change from the norm but at the same time it is exciting as well. It gives me the opportunity to use or observe some of the material that I have learned so far in my classes at Johnson & Wales in a real scenario. This internship allows me as well to gain much needed additional…

productions in Chicago explains how her work in one internship lead to a part-time paid position with the same company while she was still in school. Harris says, “the experience you gain is indescribable…. It’s also a great way to network. I have heard of interns eventually getting hired on to staff after they have completed college” (Halperin 589). This shows that in many cases, having an internship almost guarantees a job offering after graduation. However, some people may argue against this…

Let me first begin by telling you how I ended up finally being admitted to my agency. It was a long process of searching and talking to people whom I hadn’t met before. At the end, I am glad I got into this agency because I did learn several things, and the staff was always willing to answer our questions. It made me want to get up during the morning to go and experience what was happening inside Cameron County Jail. Each day people would come and go to court or would be brought to the booking…

The main purpose of an internship is to have an experience in a work field you want to pursue a career in, and gain skills that can be applied to that field. The experience I had in the Huiana Internship, checked out both those things. I applied 60 hours of my time interning at a gym called Trunk Trainers. Trunk trainers is not like any other gym. Their purpose is to encourage other individuals to make fitness a priority, they offer the best individualized programs to meet one's health and…

From the age of two, I have always been interested in working with tigers. My first stuffed animal was a white tiger named Bone Tiger. Once I had Bone Tiger, I took him everywhere with me. As I got older, I would ask my parents for more stuffed animal tigers. Although I collected many stuffed animal tigers throughout my life, I have always kept Bone Tiger. My interest in tigers continued to grow as I got older. I grew up in Medway, MA., which is about 30 minutes from Southwick’s Zoo. Southwick’s…

1. What do you know about URENCO USA?  URENCO USA is basically a nuclear fuel company located 5 miles east of Eunice, New Mexico. URENCO has several business units in Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States. URENCO uses centrifuge enhancement technology to provide the uranium enrichment services to generate low carbon nuclear energy and satisfies approximately 7% of America’s electricity needs. The best thing about URENCO group is their focus on sustainability while maintaining…

Tell me about yourself. The question that everyone asks, but no one really wants to answer. Throughout the week I was think about what I should include in this paper, but also throughout the week I can to the realization that I’m a pretty black and white kind of person. I would love to include this paper with an exciting and thrilling event that I love to do in my free time, or how my passion is to change the world and make it a better place. Reality is, this is not the case. The reason that…