by Interns DC | Jan 14, 2014 | Employment Tips, Internship Advice
There will undoubtedly come a time in your career when you feel it’s time to move on. It can be a difficult decision to make. Even if you dislike your job and pretty much everything about it, resigning can still be difficult to pull off tactfully, especially if...
by Interns DC | Dec 31, 2013 | Internship Advice
Well, it’s that time of year again. A new year, in fact. A time to look forward and plan, to not only set new goals but a way to meet them. But the trick is to set realistic goals, and to not set yourself up for disappointment. For college students and recent...
by Interns DC | Dec 4, 2013 | Internship Advice
Here’s a pop quiz just to get you ready for Finals. When did the first internships start? Don’t stop reading this to Google the answer. We’ll give you a hint: William the Conqueror sat on the throne in England. Or at least, he could have....
by Interns DC | Nov 19, 2013 | Employment Tips, Internship Advice
Recruiters are inundated with resumes, emails, recommendations, phone calls and of course, the task of conducting job interviews every single day. It gets to the point where many employers dread giving interviews because they not only have to do so many of them...
by Interns DC | Nov 13, 2013 | Internship Advice
One of the key takeaways in last week’s election results, (other then Chris Christie’s weight and the presidency) was the minimum wage increase in New Jersey. The state voted to raise its hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25. Not to be outdone by this,...
by Interns DC | Sep 25, 2013 | DC Culture, Internship Advice
Though we’ve talked about unpaid internships before, it was done in a much broader sense. But the truth is nowhere is this debate more relevant than in government – specifically congress – where barely a third of US Senators pay their interns....