Got a sweetastic internship? That’s chill. What’s that though? A little bit upset that it is unpaid? Well, have no fear because Career Services Funding is here to quell your funding woes. First off, an experience is an experience, paid or unpaid, especially if it’s in a field or industry that you aim to pursue after your time at Club Midd. But working and not getting paid kind of stings, especially if you have to relocate. Even though cash may not rule everything around you, it is still pretty important because dem bills got to get paid! That’s why we have some awesome Alums and friends of this great place we call Middlebury who realize how important unpaid internships can be and have graciously put $90K towards funding unpaid internships.

Getting funding, however, isn’t quite as easy as clicking your heels and 2 stepping. You might already know this, but there is an application process you have to go through and the competition can be pretty fierce, but I have faith you will just do super duper! To see the application, just go to MOJO and search Middlebury Career Services. I do have a few tips I want to highlight, too.

First off, the deadline is April 1^st, yes, the Friday of Spring Break. Get on the jump off soon. Next, you already have to have an internship lined up. This might be a bummer for some of you who don’t know but this is straight cold hard cash people are throwing around, they want it going towards a good cause. Also, this application isn’t quite the same as applying to a regular internship because your cover letter has to clearly and concisely answer some specific questions. Basically they want to know why you should get the duckets. One of the most important things I should enlighten you all to is that this application is a 2 stepper, baby. Meaning, you have to complete 2 separate steps. The first is on the MOJO piece, and then other is an online form you can get on the Career Services web site. Have any other questions? I’m super sure that you do. Luckily the beautiful people here at Career Services has complied a nice little page on their website to help answer all of you FAQs. Just go to go/CSOfunding and your dreams will come true, well, maybe just your questions will be answered, but toats mcgoats check it out, y’all, for all application instructions and things you need to get donzo.

On a side note, nice weather? Sup? Get outside and enjoy that sun baby! And stop by Career Services for some drop ins, 2-5 Err Day.

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Learn from fellow Middlebury students and Career Counselor Tim Mosehauer five essential tips on how to fund a Summer Internship-all in under 100 seconds! Tips include how to apply for Career Services funding and tricks students discovered during the search process. Also check out Five Tips in 100 Seconds: Finding a Summer Internship, both filmed and edited by Peer Career Ambassador Peter DiPrinzio.

Theodore May ’08 (history), a freelance journalist who has spent the last three years reporting from and traveling in the Middle East. In 2010 he went on a 1500 mile trek in the Middle East following the footsteps of Alexander the Great, and blogged about it here http://alexanderthegreat.globalpost.com/ Most recently, he reported for USA Today from Cairo, and spent about two weeks in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

Let’s start at the beginning; why journalism?

I was a history major at Middlebury, and I’ve always been interested in storytelling, which is essentially what journalism is. I hoped to use my knowledge of history, specifically of the Middle East, to tell better stories and write better articles about the region. After my junior year I had the opportunity to intern for a semester with the Daily Star in Lebanon, which certainly helped cultivate my interest in the trade of journalism. After graduating I really just wanted to go there and be on the ground, and freelance journalism was the easiest way for me to pay the bills, small bills, anyway!

Then what? How does one become a freelance journalist?

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I know it, you know it, the whole world knows it: NYC is the Internships Capital of the World. So that means if you’re looking for housing there over the summer, you won’t be alone. However we at your friendly, neighborhood Career Services are here to help you not only find a place to work but also a place to live!

Navigating all the possible places to live can be quite difficult, so I’ve tried to lay it out in a simple way that lets you compare prices as well. These have all been vetted and actually exist and are great options to choose from. Vamos!

University Housing

NYU Summer Housing (Greenwich Village)

avg $320/wk +$105 for basic meal plan  (single)

Columbia University Summer Housing (Morningside Heights)

arg $335/wk (single)

New School University’s Summer Intern Housing Program (Greenwich Village/Financial District)

TBA

Polytechnic University Summer Housing (Brooklyn)

$315/$455/wk (single)

Student Housing

International House (Morningside Heights)

$200-$330/wk (single)

Educational Housing Services (8 locations in NYC)

Depends on location

NYC Intern (Midtown)

$310/wk (shared apartment)

University Place (Brooklyn)

$290/wk (single)

The 92nd St. Y (Upper East)

$325/wk (double) $400/wk (single)

The Webster (Women Only – Midtown)

$270/wk (single, including 2 meals/day)

Apartment Listings

Naked Apartments

Craigslist

When you are hired for a sweetastic job or internship you are probably super stoaked because you know you will do amazing work. You’ve got the brains, the muscle, and the swag to be an absolute boss. Now, not that I want to let any wind out of your sails, but I want to bring to your attention one of the most important words of the real world that new members of the workforce seem to forget or overlook, PROFESSIONALISM. It’s a sweet six syllable word, I know. However, when you are hired and get paid, you are a professional (it’s baller) but “with great power comes great responsibility” (Spidey 64), and employers right now are looking for a little bit more professionalism because they say recent college graduates aren’t giving it to them. Here’s an article that overviews some employers’ discontents:

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