WISH Blog
Volunteering at Smithsonian is Seriously Amazing!
The Smithsonian is already known for being seriously amazing, as their website attests (as well as tens of millions of visitors every year), but there's an actual reason for that sentiment other...
5 Reasons You Should Intern in DC
1. A Real Club For Growth Washington, DC consistently ranks near the top of U.S. cities for job growth and creation, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down. A number of recent studies have...
Intern at The United Nations Foundation (UNF)
The United Nations Foundation (UNF) offers unpaid semester-long full and part-time internships during the fall (roughly September -December), spring (roughly January-April), and summer terms...
The DOs and DON’Ts of Networking 101
Once upon a time, we gave some basic tips on how to start building your own personal network. Everything from who could be a potential contact, to what to say and where to go, was covered. However,...
Intern at the Atlantic Counsil this summer
About Atlantic Council: The Atlantic Council is a preeminent, nonpartisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security. Harnessing its history...
Summer Internship Opporunity at CREST
The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) is seeking an intern to assist with several ongoing and upcoming projects in the Washington, DC office. CREST is a non-profit research...
Cleaning Up Your Social Media Act
It's been said before and it will be said again...and again...and again. And then it will be said one more time: Clean up your social media channels! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. They are all...
Finding the Right Mentor
Let's start this off with a fun fact. The great hero of the Trojan War, Odysseus, had a trusted guardian to watch over his son Telemachus while he was away fighting the war. That guardian's name was...
Social Media Bootcamp Seminar- Tonight, January 16th
WISH Seminar: Social Media Boot Camp When: Thursday, January 16th at 6:15 PM Where: WISH Classroom Speaker: Amos Gelb, Director, Washington Media Institute Amos Gelb is the founder and...
Moving On: The DO’s & DON’Ts of Resigning
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,...