High Five Corner

  … does not really exist! There is no perfect internship, as there is nothing perfect in real life.  But there is plenty of options available, and as long as we understand both ourselves and the openings at large, we can then work on doing some matchmaking.   Here are a few considerations that can help us find the best fit to our needs and aspirations. First, by keeping an open mind … Sometimes we get so hung up on a particular position, or on a particular company, that we miss on every other opportunity out there. Focus is a good thing, but hyper focus might just be a trap that gets us stressed out. Keeping our options open change the game from a single yes or no answer related to a unique position, to an almost certain chance of a yes for at least one of many positions. Then, by doing some research . We might really admire a brand or company, but not all work in that company is done internally. For instance, a lot of companies do not do their own advertisement – inst...

The short answer is YES! The longer answer is YES, as early as you can, as often as you can, for as long as you can! Internships are our first opportunity to experiment different types of work in real life.  They help us test our assumptions about what a certain profession entail, to dip our feet and test the waters, before we ever need to fully commit to it. Meaning that even in the remote possibility we absolutely hate it, it is still useful to have learned that before we invest years getting ready for that profession.  It is funny how many entry level jobs still require previous experience. Sounds like a conundrum, but internship might be a perfect answer to acquiring that experience needed to later land an entry level job. It also applies to those of us thinking about being entrepreneurs: no matter how innovative our ideas for a product or service are (and I am sure your idea is brilliant!), we all need to start somewhere, and learning how to pave the path from working wit...