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Internship Insight: Bloomberg Businessweek and Syracuse Senior Simon Abranowicz

As many students know, acquiring and experiencing a rewarding internship is no easy feat. You might send out 20 applications and get a response and interview at only a few. After this exhausting process, it quickly becomes clear in the first few days of work if you will be satisfied by the level of creative responsibility. (The reality is that production work and coffee runs may likely be in your future)

Syracuse University senior Simon Abranowicz' experience this past summer at Bloomberg Businessweek was not this typical internship. Enjoy his story and portfolio of (published!) work after the jump. … MORE

Internship Insight: Syracuse U's Communications Design Students

While those of you attending school in NYC or other major cities have more opportunities to pursue internships year-round, there's all the rest of you who have to rely heavily on your summer months to gain real world experience. At Syracuse University, for example, the Communications Design students have come to realize that they need to make the most of their May-August, and many of them got awesome internships this past summer around the country and world.

From magazine internships at top NYC publishers to a design firm in Spain to self publishing with friends, here's a glimpse at what your fellow students were up to a few months back (and maybe it'll give you ideas for your own internship/project plans for next summer!)...
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Internship Insight

In preparation for our Student Design Competition, we thought we'd talk to 2012's first-place winner Chris Allen to see how his prize internship at Sports Illustrated went this summer. Read on to hear about his experience and get yourself psyched to start working on your entries for this year's competition (remember, you win money and more in addition to the internship!). But now, let's hear from Chris...
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Be the Best Intern Ever!

Today's post comes to you from one of our newest Student Outreach Committee members, Nicole Zigmont, Assistant Designer at Family Circle. You might remember her from last year's March Madness event or from her honorable mention in 2010's Student Design Competition. Thanks to her awesome interning and working experiences, she's got great advice for those of you interning or starting entry-level jobs: … MORE

Intern Tips

If you're just starting a summer internship or about to, check out these great tips from Ed2010's readers on how to get the most out of it. Got any of your own to share? Comment below!

Interning? Win Cash!

Ed2010's Intern Trust Fund awards $1,000 to a few lucky interns. And knowing how most internships don't pay, that could definitely come in handy. The deadline for fall interns is midnight THIS SATURDAY, October 9. Get the application here. Spring interns must apply by Jan. 30th, 2011 and summer interns have a May 30, 2011 deadline.

A Paid Internship! For Recent Grads Too!

Looking over all those unpaid for-credit-only internship listings can get depressing if you're a recent grad looking for work. Well, hopefully you frequently check our Job Board here, cause there's one today for a Condé Nast magazine that is full-time, paid AND doesn't require school credit!

Internships: Get 'Em While They're Hot!

So, uhhh, have you guys seen the deluge of cool internships recently posted on our job board? There's even one at Vanity Fair that does NOT require that you get school credit! Better jump on them asap!

How to Deal with that Internship-for-Credit-Only Thing

If you're a recent grad, you may notice there's a lot more internship opportunities than jobs out there right now, but that most of those internships require that you get school credit for it. Even if you're still in school, those extra credits can cost extra money that few of us have these days. So what's an aspiring magazine designer or photo editor to do?

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Skills? Check. Portfolio? Check. Internship or Job? Well...

You've come to the right place. Thanks to our Pub Crawl earlier this fall, our recent speaker events and last week's Portfolio Workshop, you're all set to start the job/internship-hunt ... and lucky for you, we're here to help with that too! So check out our Job Board ... spring internships are beginning to come in, so keep checking back as more are posted.

Report from the Frontlines

2008's first-honorable-mention winner Jason Sfetko took a break from his busy internship days at Martha Stewart Living to give you a little glimpse into his summer so far:

Hello. I recently received a SPD student award for my piece on Amy Winehouse. I was extremely excited to win because that meant I'd receive a summer internship at Martha Stewart Living and be one step closer to living my dream as a publication designer.

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