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Internship Insider has focused on giving readers ideas about how and where to pursue internships, and to encourage people to think creatively about these "practice'' work experiences. As summer winds down and I say goodbye to my own intern, whose assistance has been invaluable to me in recent...

Although there is still plenty of sunshine and hot weather left for the season, now is the time to start thinking about how to wrap up your summer internship before heading back to school. Regardless of whether your work experience was transcendent or abysmal, there are steps you can take to depart...

An intern came to me last week with an interesting question: She wanted to know if she could do two internships simultaneously during the coming fall semester. Only in rare circumstances would I suggest that this is a good idea. When an internship is unpaid and part-time, and an intern has to...

Last week, I devoted this column to the reasons it is important to avoid slacking off during what appear to be slow times at an internship. It's a time to impress your supervisors. But it's also true that in many cases, supervisors would like to impress you, too, at least to some extent. They want...

As the summer wears on and August approaches, interns might find the energy level at their work sites waning. The full-time employees might be distracted by pending vacations that still need last-minute planning, erratic child-care schedules, and a slowing-down of the general workload, depending on...

Instead of searching for an internship that suits your needs, ever wonder what it would be like to do the opposite: actually create your dream internship and find someone or some company that needs it? Sound impossible? Well it's not. I recently interviewed Donna Farrugia, executive director of...

Students who know what they want to do once they enter the adult world have a relatively easy time figuring out where to apply for internships – or at least which industries to target. But what about those who haven't figured out what they'd like to do with the rest of their lives? It's a...

The summer technically began just this week, but it's a good time to look ahead to future semesters, particularly when thinking about internships. Most people who have applied for coveted internships realize quickly just how competitive summertime opportunities can be, but the school year is a very...

Now that many interns are settling into their summer work sites, emotions can be all over the map. Some will be thrilled with their new duties, others challenged and for some, the jury might still be out. Unfortunately, disappointment might be part of the equation. Perhaps the opportunity an intern...

Summer officially begins in less than two weeks, but the summer semester has begun at many schools and students are preparing for internships overseas. It is truly a dream come true to have an internship lined up in an exotic locale such as Paris, Jerusalem, Amsterdam or Moscow. Travel does indeed...