Best of 2010 EOTI Posts (In no particular order or rank…)

Alex's Boss

This Internship Was Creepy – Poor, poor Alex. He should’ve instead titled this post as “This internship was extremely creepy and potentially dangerous/life-threatening.” Glad you made it back to America so we could laugh at with you about this great adventure.

What’s The Deal With Investment Banking? – Our guest blogger Bill not only explained the role of an intern in the intimidating investment banking industry, but included excellent sample questions and answers for the interview. It sounds intense, insane, and I want to apply!

Interning in the NFL – This is another one of those posts that makes me wish I could be a professional intern. I’m not even a guy (I’m not being stereotypical but stereotypically the NFL has a large mostly male following) and I want to intern for the NFL after reading this! I’m not picky and don’t have a particular team that I root for, so…

5 in 5! with SIRIUS XM – Sirius XM loves their interns. You can just tell. It seems like one of those workplaces where all the cool kids work and everyone hangs out even though they’re not forced to but you’re still learning a whole ton and know not to cross the line between work hard-play hard. It might have something to do with their boss, who did this interview.

One of those says "Clean My Desk"

The Coffee Run: The 7 Most Worthless Office Supplies – The most precious office commodity? Post-its. Where would I be without my Post-its. Agreed though, the dispenser is completely unnecessary. Unless you only have one hand…

Meet the Intern: Green Mike – We held a photo contest over the summer. The pictures we got were ridiculous, and Green Mike has been my desktop wallpaper ever since.

Sweet Tweets – I do lots of what I like to call “tweavesdropping.” Some of the things people say on Twitter about their interns and their internships are completely inappropriate. Some, though, are just plain silly. It’s the INTERNET people, and I can see what you’re saying…

Tips for Getting a Sports Industry Internship – If you don’t have the skills to become a professional athlete (How many of us do? Like, none.) then the next best thing is to get into the industry. Also, “I’m a sports agent” sounds totally awesome.

Back to the Future: Avoiding Missteps Before They Happen – Not only is this some great advice for anyone who is starting a new internship, it is completely doable. It’s also a great mini-assessment if you’ve just ended your internship and aren’t quite sure what went wrong.

Video: What NOT to do at an Interview – One of the things our Spring 2010 interns had to do was create a video based on the resources we offered on our site. Vicki came up with this extreme version of a bad interview. I can only hope that one day a potential intern will walk into an interview like this… “A Resu-what?”

Cheers to 2010!

–Synthia

Sweet Tweets

15 Already!

They just get sweeter and sweeter.

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@Tmotherlover: Bye bye partying, wilding, TTU, and all of the below… Hello career, better job, great intern, and right path!

@Shaggyshan: Best part of having an intern? He’s the one who’s gotta play Dance Central.

@MsCharm84: @ItsMissP omg I def told my intern supervisor that I was going to go to the dollar store to get crayons & coloring book for break he laughed

@akmorrison: @CrimsonRoses Deal! There’s a few interns at my dad’s job who like to go tornado chasing! We can tag along! 😀

@jeffisrael25: Just kidding. We don’t have 8-year-old interns. Stupid child labor laws….

@DJAmpHi: I only take serious things seriously. Like paying bills. my internship. school on a good day.everything else has potential to be a joke.

@theresia21: 5 more internship days left.. Fighting

@thisisjendoll: intern just went “to shovel”

@MISZ_AMAZIN_305: RT @1BooByD_Gibson: “Many people want life to pay them like a CEO but they only want the responsibility of an intern..” It Cost to be the Boss! Rise & Grind

@DeeandRicky: Need an intern to come shovel.

@nilo89: “How does the SEWAGE department always get the HOT INTERNS?” #loveaziz #pnr

@NYCPrincezz_BSF: Typing the word “employee” in my cover letter makes me sound like an old fart…intern sounded so young n pure 😦

@NadiaDaeng: i don’t bully my interns.. i ask them nicely *looks guilty*

@WeiQian: The next batch of interns are so lucky, double pay.

@HaikelSiewww: @theleventhday Theres no such thing as fairness in our world , interns world

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Sweet Tweets

NUMBER 14!

Life is sweet… and Sweet Tweets make it even sweeter!

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@sw17ch: RT @Jonpro: Having only one person who knows about a particular piece of software seems like a bad idea, especially when that person is an intern. :p

@i4cCampaign: Our interns are nowhere to be seen! The holidays are officially here 🙂

@tossey: Googling our intern candidates …. Yup – gotta do that these days. Lock down your Facebook accounts kids 🙂

@doraexploring: @dinogeo it’s an office joke. I’m the intern and my supervisor got me a mug saying ‘the queen of f*cking everything’

@italk_tomyself: So im pretty sure 75% of my interns made pictures out of the bubbles on this county assessment test instead of taking it =/

@neoknits: Tip for interns if you want to get a job and keep it: take notes, follow directions, ask questions, and do projects neatly! Argh.

@TheBridalEvent: Ok the interns left…I have to admit it was fun to be with a gaggle of 20-somethings! Adorable. Im old…and tired…lol

@britden: In the old days, interns respected their bosses.

@D_Lyons83: @sdchristmas has 4 services, 3 seating styles, 2 greatest pastors and interns in a pear tree!

@vmoss08: Our intern brought in some food she made called sausage balls…sausage, cheese and bisquick

@MeteorMuse: My lunch is extremely crunchy/loud today. I wonder if I am annoying our intern.

@Westyn83: Sadness has befallen the office today. It’ s the interns last day and wedding rings go back on associates fingers.

@jeffunseen: Just remembered I scored the teacher interns phone number in grade 2. I had skills as a youngster too

@dentalnow: 925$ for wisdom teeth extraction with IV sedation, done by interns in a university. Am I saving…

@clarkwithers: Thinking about developing an intern network to connect business owners I know with interns… Any bright ideas tweeps?

Have you heard anything sweet on Twitter this week? Post it below!

Sweet Tweets

Numero 13.

Time for some of the silly & insightful (& not so insightful…) tweets we see on Twitter during the week. Enjoy!

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@beachbound3: Poor intern had no idea her last week would be spent following an old lady in a walker to open doors! *sigh* I wanna walk again!

@blowdart: I think my poor intern is getting disillusioned with the reality of work 🙂

@swtypewriters: interns are loud

@Amanda_Rudelt: Adding the stuff I did for my crazy internship to my resume makes it look like it was a way cooler gig than it was.

@FashionChinkz: i want a hot chocolate i shld send this intern butttttt il b nice…

@tarynwantslunch: I do not make my interns get coffee. They know very well that they’re not allowed to leave the office

@Aaronsmith2: Our winter intern heats up soup everyday for lunch. It makes the office smell like a hospital. It is very annoying. When will he leave?

@scarletreport: I just walked into a wall and then fell on an intern. I’m 100% classy & graceful.

@journik: ehem… Who needs a new website built at illegal migrant worker prices? My design Interns need work! =)

@ofml: Today, I am training the new store manager at the company I work for. I’m an unpaid intern. FML

@totally_tyler: @PlaypenMen Oh, I don’t have to pay an intern, right?! Really, all I need is someone to hold my drink while I’ m making out.

@Sarah_IMG: @natsmithmusic Ninjas are what we call our Interns at the office.

@leandroid: Where are all the good interns nowadays? Both coming back with a $196 receipt for drinks, chips and cookies for the office = smh

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Sweet Tweets

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@azadehg: disaster. phone banking pages got blown over by office man. interns running around picking them up… coke can spill. i love today.love hate

@elecray7k: I send out letters asking to be hired as an intern that go: “blah blah blah college, entry level, PS WORKED AT A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY.”

@dross6: @gtricecakes Apparently they want an intern for 2 years. I thought that was called a job?

@MoMoneyMoPablum: Day 2: Told ex-intern/cubicle pal Young Sam my plan. Him: “Cool. Just don’t wuss out, wussy.” Never shoulda put him on salary. #Novembeard

@MattThomps: I am no longer an intern. My new title is Apprentice. It sounds cooler.

@Milbermann: needs a job…anyone need an intern?? will work for peanuts!

@Injury_Proned: You know it’s bad when your unpaid internship was one of the best parts of your summer

@jennybara: LOOOL feel like an intern getting lunch for the boss

@hobbesie: I just told my kidney stone story. Intern looks like he’s about ready to hurl.

@moses_says: @Mdsiminovsky Tell the people at your internship that you are a strict observer of No Shave November!

@wamitchell: Oh! It’s called the internet because it’s run mostly by interns.

@erova: Just had a hilarious wrong number from a DoE intern who dove right in asking me when oil tankers are considered full. Went on for 5 mins.

@AlexNeedham: Still got it. Just helped an intern calculate the mass of the earth. *fist pump*

@kevteljeur: @CailinCymraeg Interns: The Anonymous Redshirts of the office world.

@heysawbones: #tweetyour16yearoldself you will come to be very grateful for that graphic design internship.

@HaylsHenderson: “You don’t have any real work experience…” Umm is that why I did 98369648 internships all around the effing world?!?!

Seen any Sweet Tweets lately? Leave ‘em in the comments below… and don’t forget to follow internships.com on Twitter!

Sweet Tweets

Happy Halloween.

Trick or Treat! Here are your Sweet Tweets for the week, laugh & learn!

@Emilyecallahan: How many interns does it take to screw in a lightbulb? As many as it takes to remember to call maintenance.

@lovemeguideme: Having a fantastic hair day and sure enough, aint bumpin’ into anyone I want to see… Like the hot new psychiatry intern… Yummmmm

@grayhorsefarm: To the Farm Intern who just applied……FarmVille experience does not apply

@ncheungy: Loving halloween costume party at internship we have guidos chilean miners mariacha band and good snacks

@aliya1178: So glad my interns were not involved in hiring me. They’re tough.

@murphyhiggins What crappy interns. Make them fetch us more coffee.

@KC_gentAFFAIRS: …Soo I am giving tweet tips to the kruppcake interns #twitTARDED

@ANECORA: I just spent my hour-long lunch with 4 ginormous extremely attractive German interns. Omg…I almost fainted.

@melissaeweiss: Interns are now talking about prom dates. Shoot me.

@laurenist: To the 324 people who couldn’t be bothered to enter their zip code correctly: you are why interns don’t ever do any real work

@phillipvetter: There are few thing more entertaining than an intern breaking and falling from a chair

@Sd_gray: after two major switches, two minor switches, four internships and one transfer, I have 12 credits until I’m done @butleru

@jrut424: “I know there are bills to pay, but just slough them off on your parents & do unpaid internships, #whateverittakes” #ncmc10

@rassnapp: Im good at many things, but being the boss is what im best at. I think im a good leader. Ask my intern =]

@audibletreats: Instead of the damn mouse, we caught an intern in the glue trap this morning. Poor guy is walking around the office in his socks now.

@geekandahalf: I just told a woman at my internship that “The Devil Wears Prada” is not a horror film. She still looks a little suspect.

@ramsaygirl13: @DarynJones I love paul the intern PAUL will u marry me ?

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JFF (just for fun)

Sweet Tweets

Carpe Diem, Week X

Seize The Day Interns!

Here are this weeks Sweet Tweets…

@SerenK: You are interns, grunts, nobodies, bottom of the surgical food chain.

@AliKira: RT @EighteenBridges: The editor has agreed to leave our social media strategy to me and the interns, explaining “I don’t know all that much about flutter.”

@700ftceiling: @2degreesoflife Those stools look mighty uncomfortable. Poor interns. First they don’t get paid, now this. 😉

@_Suckerfree: I though looking for a job was hard, but interns are harder to find!

@Antjackson305: So the internship is only hell when the boss is here… hmmm… i think i‘ll ask for his schedule! Lol

@NicoleAzat: got an internship at the hospital as an interpreter bahahahaha. I told the guy i didnt know how to speak arabic.

@ZachlsWeird: The construction of the pyramids and the picking of cotton and tobacco in 19^th Century America were also called unpaid internships. #payme

@Prismera: I love that when I am humming a top 40 song and pause, my intern will pick up where I left off and finish the rest.

@Artemis757: @FansofLeon Maybe that position is vacant now that the interns are back in middle school.

@Russbengtson: “Rookies” not to be known as “interns.” #DavidSternCostCutting

@Arjessee: Interns line-dancing. Need I say more?

@GothDoctor: Intern “she has a lazy eye.” Me “did you tell that eye to get off its ass and get to work?”

@haseenat: My morning thus far: Gambling/Bingo in Vegas, freeway and now i’m at my internship… i probably really should get my life together

@aafkc: “Egos aren’t for interns.”

@marshy88:I made cookies for all the interns today. Sam said they tasted like Christmas. I was not aware Christmas was a flavor, but you know

Sweet Tweets

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Tweets. Sweet. Sweet Tweets!

@Amateurian: I need an intern. Like a free assistant. Maybe I just need a wife. Will have to talk the Mr. into that one.

@Beckyayay: I love catching the interns IM & posting on facebook. The panic of Alt+Tabbing is hilarious!

@Bobbyhundreds: Ask our interns, I put the “mentor” in tormentor”.

@Legacy718: I don’t understand these interns don’t wanna get coffee… whats with that?

@Lulu1080: Walked into the hall and was almost run over by some runners – Me: “You are the new interns huh?”  Them: “Obvious?”

@Hellocorrine: Interns are made of tough stuff! One was just revived and wheeled out of the building on an office chair by a handful on EMTs.

@Derekpurple: Currently looking for interns to handwash my boxer briefs and brush my teeth… AT THE SAME TIME.

@Chelly_Vara: @KRiMKiLLA my job is crazy. Literally! And no.. we don’t have interns…maybe in the future when more people start going crazy we will!

@joyfullyhan: BEST BEST BEST DAY OF INTERNS THUS FAR IN ALL OF MY TWO YEARS TODAY! if i was 95 years old i would STILL cough up the bucks to be an intern!

@AshrellaDeWill: Fired my intern yesterday. Today though, I am kinda missing the ‘helping hand.

@AndrewJKracht: There might be a new intern? Yay! Less abuse on me! 🙂 #trueadminstories

@PlumWillow: Best intern quote ever: “I’m unusually chipper today. I’m channeling my inner Disney princess.”

@Devoya: yesterday, for no apparent reason, the intern stepped away from tabling at an event and broke out with the electric slide.

@StaceyHope: On this lunch episode of the intern life: catered lunch and company bingo, haha!

@amarieh: Today at work I got a desk and an email address. I feel like a fancy #intern now!

@mistylaing: Eating bugs, giving out chzbrgrs, jumping in pools, crazy driving, and pumpkin carving= a free trip to six flags.fright.fest!.#intern love

 

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Sweet Tweets

Lucky number 7! 

We spend lots of time on Twitter trying to keep up with what you’re all talking about. We see it all: the good, the bad, the ugly… and the silly.

Here we go, Sweet Tweets time.

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@davlomb: If you leave a can of Coca Cola open for longer than a month that it will start turning into jelly. Thanks to my summer intern, I now know.

@SincerelyJane: “Don’t point the gun at him, he’s an unpaid intern.”

@KettyMercedes: Enjoying my internship. Ladies in lock-up had me laughing this morning! See, it’s not all sad and depressing.. actually, not really.

@JohnRWiley My intern partner and I decided that we are going to have “Bring your dad to work day.”

@mekie26: Another day no dollar #intern

@a_ditk3: coffee makers, 1 toaster, 10 bags coffee, 3 box splenda, 3 box stirrers, 3 ottomans, 1 filing cabinet, ink, 8 box tea…1 errand. #intern

@CoolKidsTable: This girl at my intern is ALWAYS either crying, talking about how broke she is, her brother or how she can’t get a man. I just can’t win.

@mredpopo: Today at my job, I am writing about Reach and Bungie. I can’t believe I’m getting paid for this. #idontactuallygetpaid #intern

@la_Yessi: I like how my lady boss assumes I can do graphic design, I can use a computer-that makes sense. Yeeeaaaah, I’m a #intern.

@MSFitMint: How 2 identify cute intern who never goes out anymore: look 4 conservatively dressed chick drinking lite beers @ the bar, toting mace. (Me)