I spent the latter half of August and the first two weeks of the Fall 2015 semester hammering out the details of my internship with Independence Blue Cross Foundation. It was a long road, with many phone calls and emails exchanged but eventually everything worked itself out. I don’t remember what I thought going on. I wasn’t too worried about the relevancy of an IBC Foundation internship to my future advertising career. I’m of the belief that you can connect nearly anything to advertising and that there’s no such thing as an “unhelpful” internship. If, at the end of the day,…

Nowadays internships are much more hands on and you get a chance to really work on projects rather than just do the busy work.  Here are ten tips to help you get the most out of your internship. 1. Say hello- A simple hello and good morning is a great way to start out the day and is a friendly way to start getting noticed by other employees.  When you are getting coffee or washing your hands in the bathroom, don’t be afraid to make conversation.  Introduce yourself and ask what their role in the company is.  People love to talk…

When I first began my internship at Ben FM radio station as a sales intern, I expected my duties to strictly pertain to working with the sales team and account managers. Delightfully that was not the case. While working at Ben, I was not only able to attend luncheons and events which showcased celebrities, I worked in the studio on the soundboard, on upcoming sponsorships, and on keeping key account updated. Ben has proven the saying, “teamwork makes the dream work.” Thursday mornings I was able to sit in on the weekly meeting. We went over things such as new clients, impressions,…

I am an avid blog reader. I spend 90% of my time on BuzzFeed and only use Facebook to share the interesting blogs I’ve read with people who don’t care. Surprisingly, with all the experience I’ve had reading blogs, I’ve never actually written one. I never had the need to and I honestly didn’t think I would be good at it. When I started my internship at Chatterblast Media, I came in as a Research & Reporting intern so creating content wouldn’t necessarily be my specialty. I would be doing things along the lines of strategies and monthly reports. However,…

My name is Jenny Hood, I am a graphic design intern at Dave Magrogan Group. It is a young, fast-paced, growing company. The own five restaurant chains: Kildare’s Irish Pub, Doc Magrogans Oyster House, Barra Rossa, Harvest Seasonal Grill, and Red Star Craft House. As the graphic design intern I design pieces for all five restaurant concepts. This includes menus, Facebook posts, in-store graphics, etc… I work under Caitlin, the Creative Director for the company. She is amazing. She is always open to questions and constantly teach me new techniques. I have learned more in the 2 months that I…

  On the first day of my internship, the other intern and myself were given a list of daily responsibilities we would be in charge of throughout the semester. Most of them were just your regular office activities, but “Group Sales Prospecting” was listed and later on that day we had a presentation about what that meant. The Group Sales Manager gave us a semester-long project researching other arenas and sports teams to see what their group sales department was doing. Then sometime halfway through the semester we would present these findings to him. Since this was the first time…

As the photography and graphic design intern for the Independence Seaport Museum, I was in charge of spearheading various projects. When it came to documenting different events and posting about them afterwards, while utilizing a vibrant and friendly tone, I was their man! For instance, my favorite assignment in my time at the museum was shooting Walnut to Walnut. Walnut to Walnut is an event in which regional “boaters” race from one end of Walnut St to the other in their manually powered boats. In order to properly photograph the water race, I was reserved a speedboat. This way, I…

Initially, I thought I was going to be just one of the many Advertising interns at Philadelphia Magazine. To my surprise I was treated just like everyone else. Every morning that I came in I was greeted as anyone else would be. I found it extremely fascinating that I was able to be a part of the weekly and monthly meetings. This helped broaden my knowledge on the company and all they were doing. I was also able to work all of the Philadelphia Magazine sponsored events. Here I learned that the company didn’t make any revenue off of these events but…

Of course a huge part of a job is the pay. You want to be able to pay your bills and have some money to spend too. As I’m getting closer to graduation, closer to job hunting and closer to those dreadful student loans, I can’t help put to think about money. I don’t want to be in debt until I retire, but I also don’t want to work a job that I hate just because it pays well. I want to work at a place where I actually don’t mind going to. I want to be at a place…