Interns are GREAT Investments for your Company...

Think you're doing your cousins' best friends daughter a favor by giving them an internships for the summer? Don't just think of offering internships as doing some college kid a favor. Think of offering an internship as an INVESTMENT for you! Think of all the time you could save by having an intern. You can focus much more on your day to day tasks, than actual busy work, like making 100 copies of last weeks selling for senior management.

Here are 6 Great Reasons to HIRE an intern:

1. High return on investment (ROI)
2. Skills reinforcement
3. Renewed energy
4. Test run potential hires
5. Community involvement
6. Excellent PR

Welcome to East Coast Internships!

Welcome everybody to East Coast Internships. This blog is specifically dedicated to the high school or college student seeking an internship on the East Coast.

After having spent many years in the staffing industry, and having founded Jobosity - The Job Blog, I have noticed that decision makers are paying more and more attention to internships. Whether you are getting paid for your internship or not, the key to any internship is having relevance to what you want to do when you graduate. If you want to work for Goldman Sachs, maybe it's not a good idea to intern at Intermix, and vice-versa.

If you are seeking an internship - the first place you should look is East Coast Internships. We will try our hardest to make finding an internship as easy as possible.

Stick with our tips and we'll put you on the path to Success!

The Resume - Some Tips to Keep in Mind

If you're not getting an internship through a family member, chances are your resume will be compared to everyone else's that applied for the same internship that you did! This means that your resume has to be impeccable. Every now and then, Jobosity comes out with great, detailed articles on the resume. Here are just a few tips on how to make your stand out from the rest!

Cover letter always include a cover letter. Keep it to three or four paragraphs and address it to someone specific at the company. (Check with human resources if you don't have a name.) Follow the marketing approach known as ''AIDA'': Get their attention, create interest, build desire, conclude with action (asking for an interview).
Short-term jobs A list of several short-term jobs could raise questions about your ability to settle into one place for long. One way to handle this is to create a heading called ''Relevant Experience,'' where those jobs are removed from the general employment history section but highlighted as skill-building opportunities in another section.
Everything positive
Never state anything in the negative; always see the positive in what you've accomplished. For instance, if you dropped out of college after two years, that means you still ''Completed two years toward a bachelor's degree.''
Employment gaps If you've had a lapse in employment last a couple years or more, explain it. Otherwise, the prospective employer might wonder why your work history ends in 2006. You might need to include a note saying you were out of the work force to care for an elderly parent or write a book or raise a child.

The Internship Survival Guide

Welcome Summer Interns. Most of you have been working for a few weeks now. Some of you haven't found the internship you are looking for yet. Have you ever interned before? If you have, did you perfect the art of the internship? If your internship is your dream job, if you want a great reference from your internship, you better make sure that you leave a lasting impression.

Don't worry newbees, Lisa Cullen has you covered with some valuable tips:

1. Aim high
2. Attend EVERY meeting
3. Make friends with staffers
4. Leave an impression
5. Git over yourself
6. ALWAYS be on time, if not early

Have anything else to add?

First Interview? Don't be Nervous...

First interviews can be very nerve racking, especially if you don't know the interviewer beforehand. Most interviews are set up through friends or family, but if you have to actually interview for an internship, just try to stay calm. Try to avoid the awkward silence and keep talking. Instead of saying a simple "yes or no", explain answers. Keep the conversation going.

Here are a few tips to make the conversation go smoothly:

- Before your interview, practice how you'll answer questions the employer is likely to ask, and make a list of questions you want to ask about the job.
- For your job interview, dress one step up from what you would expect to wear normally on the job.
- Make a good impression by smiling, having good posture, making eye contact, and being friendly to everyone you meet at the job site (not just the person interviewing you).
- Avoid talking about pay until after you understand all that's involved with the job.
- After the interview, say "thank you" to the interviewer, as well as to those who ushered you in (such as the receptionist or security guard).

Top Tips For Your Internship - Watch With Volume

Listen to everyone's tips... They are very useful. The main topic that everyone kept resonating is "Make sure you are ON TIME!, Do not be tardy or late!

Lying on your Resume is NOT the Way to Go

If you lie on your resume, you run a huge risk of getting caught. Not only throughout your interviewing process, but in the years to come. Any lie can and eventually WILL come back to haunt you.

Jobber Blogger - Jobosity, gives two examples of lies on resumes that came back to haunt two successful and high profile people.

• Marilee Jones, dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, resigned after an investigation revealed that she did not hold the academic degrees she had claimed.
• David Edmonson, CEO of Radio Shack, resigned after a Texas newspaper reported that his résumé listed a college degree he did not have.

Watch out for the Millenials!!

"I believe that they actually think of themselves like merchandise on eBay. 'If you don't want me, Mr. Employer, I'll go sell myself down the street. I'll probably get more money. I'll definitely get a better experience. And by the way, they'll adore me. You only like me,'"

Millenials is a new description for people born between 1980-1995, who believe that they are so qualified with multi-tasking capabilities and self assurance, that they don't need YOU, but YOU need them.

Big corporations like Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch, and other big banks are actually hiring professionals to cope with the Millenials.

A colleague of mine, Gary, read the article and decided that this whole article is full of crap. He's also in his 50's and might just be defensive, but he claims that if the economy were in a recession, "these kids wouldn't act this way". He also said that this isn't everyone from 1980-1995, "Just the rich, aristocratic, white kids from the suburbs, who could afford to say F you to an employer".

Whatever, the case, there is no recession and the big companies are actually recognizing the trend with the Millenials. We only want to hear YES!

The Millenials are here: Full Article

Turn your Internship into a Career

How many copies did you make today? Schedule any meetings? Greet customers or answer the phone for your supervisor? Being an intern could be one of the lowest feelings of your life. You might feel like everyone hates you, but trust me, they are just lazy and don't want to make copies or fill up the printer with paper, when they know YOU will do it.

Granted, you might hate your internship, but you might envy your supervisor or colleagues, and really want that job after you graduate college. So what do you do?

Not every intern is offered a full-time job with their company, that’s a known fact. How can you make yourself stand out from the crowd? There are some great ways to help turn your internship into a job. Before you know it, you’ll be one of them - with your name on an I.D. card to swipe at the door.

• Dress appropriately
• Learn as much as you can
• Get to know EVERYONE
• Under promise and OVER deliver
• Learn about your industry