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Old 05-15-2005, 11:55 AM
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My PR program requires me to complete an 8-16+ week internship in order to graduate. Last week, I went in to speak with my program coordinator to discuss possibilities. She told me that she will be contacting three organizations (two related to education) to see if they're going to take any interns starting the middle of July. From what I understand, the process is kind of like formal recruitment...sort of...More details to follow
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Old 05-24-2005, 02:35 PM
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Update: Just to let everyone know that I have found out about three possible leads right now. One is with a girls' school in Toronto, another is with the Catholic school system and a third has to do with publicly funded television. More updates to come.
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Old 05-24-2005, 02:56 PM
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Old 05-24-2005, 06:14 PM
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Old 05-30-2005, 10:21 AM
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Are you at liberty to say which girls' school?
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Old 05-30-2005, 01:07 PM
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Old 05-30-2005, 04:03 PM
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Old 06-03-2005, 04:32 PM
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Option A or Option B?

Another update:

The instructor just uploaded a list of possible placements online. We can either choose three from the list or find contacts ourselves (such as the possible leades that I posted earlier), but we can't do both. The first option (choosing from the big list) works kind of like formal recruitment and can be really, really competitive, since you can only interview with three organizations. If none of the organizations offer you a position, then the coordinator will contact people until you get something. The second organization relies on your own research, and is more relaxed.

Should I go for the competition or research and contact organizations on my own? I can't do both at the same time (basically, if I go for the more competitive option, the earlier leads would no longer work.)
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Old 06-03-2005, 04:50 PM
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What are you more interested in?

Do your leads that you have already established sound more appealing or does the list your coordinator gave you have more appealing options?

I would go with what you think you would enjoy doing most.
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Old 06-03-2005, 04:55 PM
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What are you more interested in?

Do your leads that you have already established sound more appealing or does the list your coordinator gave you have more appealing options?

I would go with what you think you would enjoy doing most.
So far, there is at least one (out of ten) organizations on the list that appeal to me. More places would be uploaded by the end of Monday.

I might go the competitive route, but we'll see...
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Old 06-03-2005, 05:04 PM
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So far, there is at least one (out of ten) organizations on the list that appeal to me. More places would be uploaded by the end of Monday.

I might go the competitive route, but we'll see...
In that case, I would wait till the list was finalized before making a decision.

Is there a certain where you have to let your coordinator know what your decision is?
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Old 06-03-2005, 05:09 PM
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In that case, I would wait till the list was finalized before making a decision.

Is there a certain where you have to let your coordinator know what your decision is?
She wants to know whether I'd like to go for "Option A" (COR-like) or "Option B" (FR-like) by Tuesday, and the three choices (if we go for "Option B") by Wednesday!
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Old 06-03-2005, 05:13 PM
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She wants to know whether I'd like to go for "Option A" (COR-like) or "Option B" (FR-like) by Tuesday, and the three choices (if we go for "Option B") by Wednesday!
Well, then you still have a little bit of time. I would wait till Monday when she updates her list and then go from there.
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Old 06-07-2005, 03:33 PM
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The director updated her list today, but there aren't many new choices. My current choices are for the following:

- A PR agency that specializes in entertainment (mostly music)

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- Two places that want interns to do communications for financial planning

I'm allowed to make changes this week if more places go up. I think my interviews will start next week or the week after.
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Old 06-13-2005, 05:20 PM
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Update: I have one interview booked so far. Another should be contacting me soon and the third has decided not to hire an intern this summer
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