By: Andrea Rice
If you are interviewing for a highly competitive position or looking for a job in a down market, you can’t afford to make these common mistakes.
1. Insufficient knowledge of key job details. At a high level, most people understand the key skills relevant for their target job (e.g. teamwork, [...]

Little did I think upon starting my internship working for a literary magazine, I would have the opportunity to not only put to practice what I have learned so far, but also to gain so much new knowledge. At the very beginning of the summer, I told my boss that I was very interested in [...]

Hello everyone!
My internship has been going great over the past few weeks, I’ve gotten to be really involved in many of the marketing decisions being made as of lately. One area I helped the company with a week ago was promotional products. We wanted to give students a promotional product that they would keep, use, [...]

There is seldom a more rewarding moment than when one finally has the opportunity to apply what one has been taught in class to a real business scenario. When I was able to experience this very sort of moment this past week, I felt a sense of genuine accomplishment.  I was given a task that [...]

My first month of my internship with the Boston Cannons is officially completed and it already feels like a whirlwind of experiences. With two game days under my belt and a consistent office schedule, I truly feel settled and a part of the “team” - minus my retired lacrosse career. Most importantly, June offered some [...]

Since working at S.O.B’s I have come to learn that the most powerful tool outside of your mind, is your mouth and the words you speak with it. As an intern, you want to make an impact on the people you work with, especially those in a position of power that can get you further [...]

Your internship is going well. You settle in quickly, managing your time and performing your tasks. Sometimes you feel as if your skills are not being utilized, sometimes you find yourself wallowing under assignments that you have no clue how to figure out. It is all a learning experience, but how do you get the [...]

This past Saturday I survived my first game day as an intern - something to be proud of! The Boston Cannons beat up the Chicago Machine with a final score of 22-11 (very impressive for a lacrosse game) and it was a beautiful evening at Harvard stadium to witness such a win. But, lets back-track [...]

Hello my avid readers! Last time I blogged I wrote to all of you describing my first day of work. In this blog, I’d actually like to describe to you the type of stuff I’ve been doing, experiencing, and learning in my first couple of weeks as a marketing intern at LazyBones. The name “LazyBones” [...]

First things first, I would like to introduce myself - my name is Lindsay Peterson and I am currently approaching my senior year at Babson, concentrating in Marketing and Global Business Management. I am a member of the Babson Field Hockey team, and I have also just returned from the most amazing experience of my life [...]