By Ceci Edelberg At some point in my college career, I decided that junior year was the year of relationships and internships. I’ve been saying I would have a “junior-year boyfriend” and a good junior-year summer internship since I was a freshman. So far, we have been 50% successful, and my only important announcement…… Continue reading Finding a Boyfriend and an Internship are Kind of the Same
Category: Intern
Internships: ‘Unpaid is Unfair’
As the 2024 intern search season gets underway, the good news is most corporate and agency internships are now paid positions. Unfortunately, some organizations still attempt to recruit unpaid interns under the guise of providing “valuable experience.” Since the start of this blog, I’ve frequently called for an end to unpaid internships for any…… Continue reading Internships: ‘Unpaid is Unfair’
Check List Before Finishing Summer Internship
Attention: Summer Interns As the summer internship season draws to a close, make sure you can check off key accomplishments that will lead to your next career opportunity. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself: Did you learn or seek to learn something new every day? Did you get to know the agency, association…… Continue reading Check List Before Finishing Summer Internship
Navigating PR as a Student and Future Professional
By Avery Marelli As college students, we have all, at one point or another, doubted the direction we were going in. You may recall having asked yourself if you were on the right path or perhaps faced the daunting thought that you were not making enough of an impact. Subsequently, we live in an…… Continue reading Navigating PR as a Student and Future Professional
Top 10 Posts of 2022 Focus on Self Improvement, Job Search and DEI
Time flies: Culpwrit is wrapping up its 14th year and nearing 1,500 posts. It was the early spring of 2008 when three interns led by Kevin Saghy pitched the idea of this blog to yours truly, who at the time headed the Chicago office of Ketchum. That winning pitch was more life changing than…… Continue reading Top 10 Posts of 2022 Focus on Self Improvement, Job Search and DEI
Rip Up Your Resume: Focus on Your LinkedIn Profile
I raised some eyebrows at a lecture to graduating seniors at a west coast college in June when I suggested they tear up their resumes. I quickly added that I really didn’t mean getting rid of their resumes, but it was my way of getting their attention to spend more time developing their LinkedIn…… Continue reading Rip Up Your Resume: Focus on Your LinkedIn Profile
Why We All Need to Get Back to the Office
Although the work-from-home routine has gotten comfortable for many of us, it is time to get back to the office—at least for part of the week. And this is vitally important for recent graduates and young pros trying to launch their careers. Over the past few weeks, I have talked with more than a…… Continue reading Why We All Need to Get Back to the Office
Interns are a Bargain: Pay Them Fairly
As the summer internship season moves into full swing, I decided to conduct another informal review of internship salaries. Fortunately, significant improvement has been made at many of the surveyed agencies, corporations and nonprofits. But others still hold onto minimum wage levels or slightly above. Therefore, I decided to reprise the same headline plea…… Continue reading Interns are a Bargain: Pay Them Fairly
How I’ve Navigated Working Amid Uncertainty
By Holly Jenvey Two years ago, my family and I moved from New York City to Los Angeles. Moving across the country at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic was a step into the unknown, but instilled the values of curiosity, connectivity and resilience in my professional and personal life. Curiosity My curiosity is…… Continue reading How I’ve Navigated Working Amid Uncertainty
Creating Successful Work-From-Home Internships
Recent graduates and students lucky enough to land internships report a wide range of experiences, none as fulfilling as in-person assignments. “I’m just happy to have a job,” a recent grad told me, adding that the position saved her from having to move back home with her parents. “While $15 an hour saved my mental…… Continue reading Creating Successful Work-From-Home Internships