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How can an internship launch your career?

What do Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, and Bill Clinton have in common? They all had internships: Winfrey began her career interning at WTVF in Nashville, Couric got on the road to fame interning at a Washington radio station, and Clinton wet his political feet interning for Senator J. William Fulbright.

Is there an internship that’s perfect for you?

Yes, there is. An internship can put you on the path to success, point you in a new career direction, help you discover your talents, and give you great experience.A successful internship can also help ensure gainful employment after you finish high school, college, or grad school.

What advantage does The Best 109 Internships give you?

The competition for good internships is fierce, but this book gives you a competitive edge.The Best 109 Internships puts you on the inside track for the best opportunities in law, the environmnet, advertising, sports, computers, journalism, music, health care, publishing, finance, education, television–even beer production–and more.

The best information on the best internships!

Entries include:

§In-depth, candid critiques of the internship and its daily responsibilities
§Feedback from actual interns
§Advice on how to land the internship of your choice
§Crucial information on important deadlines and the materials required to complete an excellent application
§And, of course, our patented Busywork Meter, which tells you the truth about how much mind-numbing, menial labor will be expected of you

If you want a great internship, you need this book.
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Customer Reviews (6)

Best Overall Internship Book
Having spent some time doing undergrad recruiting work at 2 different companies, I can honestly say that there's no internship book out there that really prepares you better than talking to alumni of your school who are now working at your ideal company. Nonetheless, for the student who has little starting knowledge of internships, this is probably the best overall book.

Awesome Internship Book
This is an incredible and useful guide if you are looking to explore what internships our out there and what you need to know to get into them. I was suprised the book covered so many different fields from MTV to The United Nations. Each listing is really clear and easy to understand. It lays out the facts and not the writers opinions. You also get to hear from other people who have compleated a interships and thier thoughts about how useful it was. I would not only recomend this book to college students, but to high school students as well. A job well done!

my crutch!
I used this book as my crutch all through college -- it got me 3 out of my 4 internships.It's the best internship book out there.

Definitely useful
I really liked this book.There aren't too many internships guides out there -- but this one's pretty neat.It gives the scoop on internships like Microsoft, Letterman, Intel, Nightline, etc.It's detailed and sassy-- not just a generic listing.

Excellent guide.
This guide is outstanding.For inside looks at the employers themselves, I'd also recommend the "Vault Reports" guides from VaultReports.com. ... Read more

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HELLO REAL WORLD! gives the college student's perspective on how to land that first job and then excel at it.It also offers tips to employers on how to structure an effective internship, co-op, or entry-level program for students new to the real world.Jengyee Liang draws from experiences at four Fortune 100 companies.You will find her book a quick and easy read.Her tips are both candid and insightful. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (38)

A Helpful Tool for Interns and Intern Coordinators
"I enjoyed Hello Real World on two levels.One, giving fatherly
advice to my son about internships.He just graduated from Berkeley and is
participating in an internship.

On a professionallevel, I am advising a small companyabout the process
of how to put together an organized internship program.I have put together
internship programs for various nonprofit and academic programs.

Your book was exactly what I was looking for---the perspective of the
intern, as well as the lessons you learned from experience."

If you plan to work during and after college, buy this book
Your choice:
1. Buy this book, read it, and learn from the author's experience or
2. Make the same mistakes, like I did.
The book contains information relevant to anyone who works during and after college, whether co-op, intern, or just a job.
The author sticks to the point too, so you're not going to get a lot of
irrelevant entertainment, just useful info. Contrast this with a recent book about Antarctica that dwelt on the bureaucracy involved in simply getting permission to go there.
Keep the book for reference, and use it."

A quick and very informative read
I read and tremendously enjoyed this book- I cannot wait to get more practical tips from the author! She explains well and greatly uses her own and her friends' experiences as examples.

Hello Real World! deserves to be mandatory reading for any prospective college graduate.
Written by recent college student and internship-savvy author Jengyee Liang, Hello Real World: A Student's Approach to Great Internships, Co-ops, and Entry Level Positions is a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is guide especially for job-hunting students fresh out of school (or wrapping up their final school year). From job hunting tips (a 3.5 GPA and a balanced, well-rounded life can be more valuable than a 4.0 GPA) to step-by-step instructions to putting one's best foot forward in a job interview ("The number one tip on nailing an interview is to be confident and energetic while being yourself") to learning how to adapt to the transition from academia to the real world ("You will be shocked at the inefficiencies that you come across in business, but you may have opportunities to change it for the better. Don't lose hope. For right now, accept it as it is, and don't let it get to you."), Hello Real World! gives the straight scoop on what to expect, and how to cope with the unexpected. For its candor and comprehensive coverage of workplace basics, Hello Real World! deserves to be mandatory reading for any prospective college graduate.

The author is someone who's been there
I read this book from the point of view of a mentor. The book speaks to all audiences - college students, those who hire college students for internships, co-op assignments, or in full-time positions.
I liked the reason given for participating in internships/co-op assignments - you will be working 40+ hours a week for ~40 years, so you better find out what you like (and more importantly, what you don't like) as soon as you can, and before that first full-time assignment, if possible. This resonated with me as I did an internship in Research and Development and learned that was the last place I wanted to be!
There are good examples of serendipity - jobs the author seemed to just fall into, with a little bit of luck and effort. Keep your eyes and ears open, opportunities are everywhere.
There is a lot of good advice for when you finally get that first internship/co-op position (or even first full-time job), especially on meeting with your supervisor and "big buddy" regularly, asking for mid-term and final evaluations, and making sure to interact/socialize with your colleagues (at least have lunch every so often).
This is a good read with helpful advice.
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A complete financial guide for high school and college students with more than 1000 listings of Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships, and Internships for African American students and students of color.50 billion dollars worth of Grants and Scholarships, and fellowships are available from federal, state and institutional sources; and billions more are provided by private donors and corporate sources, you don t have to miss out on pursuing your goal of a college education.The 2007 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS: PRESENTED BY DANTE LEE will help you find the best resources for your career path. The benefits of College work-study programs and loans are also addressed in this precise planner.More than just a resource listing The 2007 2009 AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS: PRESENTED BY DANTE LEE will assist you in finding the money you need by helping you gain the confidence in your ability to qualify. You ll learn the importance of preparation and timing and the most effective ways to enlist the help of your parents, guidance counselor, the Internet and community resources, and get the attention of scholarship judges, with community service, good grades and proven leadership skills. ... Read more